What's for Dinner, Mom?

(2017)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 9 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2017

Runtime: 117 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 白羽弥仁

Cast: 木南晴夏, 藤本泉, 河合美智子, 吳朋奉, 甲本雅裕, 広澤草, 春風亭昇太, Nana Takabatake, 堀田真由

Plot

Two sisters Tae and Yo come back to their old house which is soon to be torn down. Clearing up the family mementos, Tae finds a red box full of recipes and letters written by their mother who died 20 years ago. In these recipes and letters, she finds out how her mother had struggled in her life due to relocation from Japan to Taiwan, the death of her Taiwanese husband, and a battle with cancer. Tae travels to Taiwan to trace her mother's past, reminiscing about the dishes she made for the family.