Pecoross' Mother and Her Days explained

is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Azuma Morisaki and based on a manga by Yuichi Okano. It was released in Japan on November 16.^[1]

Cast

• Harue Akagi as Mitsue Okano
• Ryo Iwamatsu as Yuichi Okano
• Kiwako Harada as Young Mitsue Okano
• Ryo Kase as Satoru Okano
• Kensuke Owada as Masaki Okano
• Tomoyo Harada as Chieko
• Naoto Takenaka as Honda
• Mitsuko Baisho as Matsu
• Yoichi Nukumizu as Cafe owner
• Ryudo Uzaki as Conductor
• Wakana Matsumoto as Nursing home staff
• Nao Nagasawa as Nursing home staff

Reception

Accolades

It was chosen as the best Japanese film of 2013 by the film magazines Eiga Geijutsu^[2] and Kinema Junpo.^[3]

Awards
Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Mainichi Film Award[4]	January, 2014	Award of Excellence
		Best Actress	Harue Akagi

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77298/. ja:ペコロスの母に会いに行く. January 30, 2014. eiga.com. Japanese.
2. Web site: Eiga Geijutsu names Pecoross best film. Kevin Ma. January 18, 2014. January 30, 2014. Film Business Asia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140619040307/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/eiga-geijutsu-names-pecoross-best-film. June 19, 2014.
3. Web site: Pecoross tops Kinema Junpo list. Kevin Ma. January 9, 2014. January 30, 2014. Film Business Asia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140613212825/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/pecoross-tops-kinema-junpo-list. June 13, 2014.
4. Web site: Great Passage, Pecoross top Mainichi Award. Kevin Ma. January 21, 2014. January 30, 2014. Film Business Asia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140803025017/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/great-passage-pecoross-top-mainichi-award. August 3, 2014.