What's for Dinner, Mom? (2017)

6.9/10 117 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Haruka Kinami

Tae Hitoto

Izumi Fujimoto

Yo Hitoto

Michiko Kawai

Kazueda Hitoto

Wu Pong-fong

Hui Min Yan

Masahiro Komoto

Hida

Sow Hirosawa

Harue

Shota Shunputei

Asano

Nana Takabatake

Shihori Hida

Mayu Hotta

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