kabei represent our mother ( 2008 ) be a poetic and sublime beauty from japan . a real weeper . i have hear great review for the film and rent it from netflix . be i glad i do . in many way this film remind me of the old style of japanese classic film make from the 1940 and 1950 that i have come to love so much and such a see in yasujiro ozu picture the title credit even begin in the same way and with the japanese letter ( character ) in red against neutral color burlap material . i immediately think represent this director love ozu . the same style be use too represent mostly indoor set with only a few outdoor scene . even a couple of pillow shot and a roger ebert call them . the strength of the film be build on the love of the character for one another . the story follow the life of a japanese family before and and during and and after and world war two . the mother take care of her grow girl the best she can after the father ( a university professor ) be arrest for anti war sympathy . he never free and only have a few brief meeting with his wife in prison before he die of starvation and disease . meanwhile a former student of the professor come by often to help take care of the mother and two girl . he begin to fall in love with the mother and be a substitute father for the two girl . but war start and he draft and they have to say an abrupt farewell . will they ever express their love for one another . will he ever return from the war . there be so much heart and gentle spirit in the performance of the lead actress and sayuri yoshinaga . she almost a madonna type and she so beautiful . big soulful eye and flawless skin . the actor who play the student be phenomenal a well represent his name be tadanobu asano . what a sensitive performance . there be no macho in him at all while he gentle and kind . i would certainly love to see both of these two in other movie . i think i will check to see what available for them . the two little child actress be wonderful too . the film be just release on ntsc dvd for american audience and with very easy to read english subtitle . i give it a positive on the imdb . i cry almost as much a with the japanese film classic twenty four eye ( 1954 ) . don not miss this film .