What's for Dinner, Mom? (2017) movie poster

What's for Dinner, Mom?

2017 · 117 min · Director: Mitsuhito Shiraha

What's for Dinner, Mom? (2017) is a drama, directed by Mitsuhito Shiraha. It stars Haruka Kinami and Izumi Fujimoto. It brings a real-life story to the screen. The 117-minute film holds an audience score of 6.9/10.

What What's for Dinner, Mom? Is About

Tae and Yo are sisters. The two of them return to their old house. The house is to be pulled down before long. Clearing out the family things, they find a box. The box is red and it is full. Inside are recipes and letters. Their mother wrote all of them. She died twenty years ago. Tae reads what is written. That is how she learns her mother’s life. The woman moved from Japan to Taiwan. She lost her Taiwanese husband. Then she went through cancer. Tae travels to Taiwan to follow her mother’s traces. Along the way she remembers the dishes her mother cooked. Haruka Kinami and Izumi Fujimoto appear in the hundred and seventeen minute film, a Japanese production Mitsuhito Shiraha finished in 2017.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is What's for Dinner, Mom? about?

Tae and Yo are sisters. The two of them return to their old house.

Where can I watch What's for Dinner, Mom??

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How long is What's for Dinner, Mom??

What's for Dinner, Mom? runs for 117 minutes (1h 57m).

When did What's for Dinner, Mom? come out?

What's for Dinner, Mom? was released in 2017.

Who directed What's for Dinner, Mom??

What's for Dinner, Mom? was directed by Mitsuhito Shiraha.

Who stars in What's for Dinner, Mom??

What's for Dinner, Mom? stars Haruka Kinami, Izumi Fujimoto, Michiko Kawai, Wu Pong-fong.

What is What's for Dinner, Mom?'s rating?

What's for Dinner, Mom? holds 6.5/10 on IMDb and 6.9/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 67 out of 100.

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