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True Mothers

7.4(91)20202h 20m3

After suffering through a long and unsuccessful series of fertility treatments, Satoko and her husband Kiyokazu make the decision to adopt a child. Six years after adopting a boy they named Asato, Satoko has quit her job to concentrate fully on her husband and son. The family lives a peaceful existence until the arrival of a stranger.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
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Language
Japanese
  • based on novel or book
  • married couple
  • adoption
  • family relationships
  • motherhood
  • adoptee
  • human mystery

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Naomi Kawase

Produced in

Japan

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • Digital / OTT16 Apr 2021
  • CanadaCA

    • Premiere18AToronto International Film Festival16 Sept 2020
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical (limited)1223 Oct 2020
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical12 Nov 2020
    • Digital / OTT14VOD14 Jul 2021
  • ChileCL

    • Digital / OTTSantiago International Film Festival20 Aug 2021
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1523 Oct 2020
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-128 Apr 2022
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical28 Jul 2021
    • Digital / OTTVOD2 Nov 2021
    • PhysicalDVD1 Dec 2021
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical13 Jan 2022
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical23 Oct 2020
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Digital / OTT1223 Oct 2020
  • NorwayNO

    • TV1523 Oct 2020

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True Mothers was released on 23 October 2020.

Audience reviews

2
  • B

    badelf

    12/25/2021

    5/10

    The basic idea of the movie is pretty good but the story wanders all over the place. And the director's vision also wanders all over the place. Between those two faults, the movie is a mess. Still, I didn't turn it off in the first act.

  • A

    Alunauwie

    9/24/2025

    10/10

    True Mothers, adapted from Mizuki Tsujimura’s novel Asa ga Kuru, offers a deeply emotional exploration of motherhood through the intersecting lives of Satoko and Hikari, two women connected by a child and bound by sacrifice. Instead of focusing solely on custody conflict, the film thoughtfully portrays different forms of maternal love—both from the woman who gives birth and the one who raises the child. With strong p…

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