Hanako is a mother, who was not enthusiastic when her husband took in two foster children some years ago. He died not long afterward, leaving her alone to care for the youngsters, Koya and Torataro, a task that she rose to with a passion. As the two boys graduate from high school, Hanako has become not only a devoted parent but the neighborhood's most reliable mother in the Osaka style: strong, responsible, irreverent. After the two boys leave school they also leave home, though Torataro continues to work in the family factory. Koya secures employment at a restaurant, where he is forced to put up with the bullying of an older colleague. Unable to take it any more, he runs away, and Hanako and Torataro look for him. They eventually find him pursuing his dream of becoming a professional musician.
Credits
Arigato, Okan Cast
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Yuriko Ishida
She was 39, now 54 years old
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Erika Toda
She was 20, now 35 years old
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Ren Osugi
He was 57, 66 years old when he died
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Hisashi Yoshizawa
He was 30, now 45 years old
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Naomasa Musaka
He was 54, now 70 years old
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Yorie Yamashita
She was 44, now 59 years old
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Fumiki Yoshikawa
He was 10, now 26 years old
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Shinobu Otake
She was 51, now 66 years old
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as Hanako |
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Shingo Murakami
He was 26, now 42 years old
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as Torataro |
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Yuri Nakamura
She was 31, now 46 years old
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Arigato, Okan Crew
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Arisa Kaneko as Writer. She was 35 (now 51) years old
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Writing |
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Yoshishige Miyake as Director. He was 42 (now 58) years old
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Directing |
