True Mothers
2020 · 140 min · Director: Naomi Kawase
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
It is not strange or unusual for a couple to want to procreate and have a child. However, things are not proceeding smoothly for the couple formed by Kiyokazu and his wife Satoko. Despite steadily trying to get the wife pregnant the couple yield to reality and, exhorted by a professional association, the couple proceed to adopt a boy. They two are happily adapting to their adopted son, but a woman named Hikari Katakura shows up soon enough emphasizing she is the boy's biological mother. Satoko decides to face Hikari.
Emotional fingerprint
True Mothers (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Love
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Love | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Love | 52 % | 37 % | 42 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 55 % | 48 % | 34 % | 28 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 56 % | 54 % | 34 % | 43 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Hope | 54 % | 50 % | 38 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Hope | 60 % | 51 % | 46 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Love | 69 % | 56 % | 59 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Love | 65 % | 50 % | 51 % | 25 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 63 % | 36 % | 45 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Love | 70 % | 43 % | 48 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 73 % | 63 % | 35 % | 49 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Empathy | 69 % | 68 % | 36 % | 51 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Love | 69 % | 66 % | 50 % | 48 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Empathy | 69 % | 68 % | 39 % | 54 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 64 % | 64 % | 26 % | 54 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Love | 55 % | 54 % | 35 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Hope | 60 % | 56 % | 38 % | 43 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Sadness | 77 % | 73 % | 35 % | 65 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 123′ | Empathy | 86 % | 81 % | 53 % | 74 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 130′ | Love | 83 % | 73 % | 70 % | 65 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 137′ | Love | 72 % | 53 % | 68 % | 50 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Shizue Asami
Takako Katakura
Masaru Katakura
Misaki Katakura
Asato Kurihara
Takumi Aso
Maho
Konomi
Tomoka
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Kindergarten Principal
Okada Sara
Details
- Directed by
- Naomi Kawase
- Written by
- Naomi Kawase, Izumi Takahashi, Mizuki Tsujimura
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Country
- Japan, France
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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