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Introducing Memorable "Mothers"

The second Sunday of May is "Mother's Day".

Today, we surveyed SKY PerfecTV! employees to introduce the "mothers" that left an impression on them.


"天才バカボン" (The Genius Bakabon) - Bakabon's Mom

"The Genius Bakabon" is a gag manga by Fujio Akatsuka that depicts the chaotic daily life caused by Bakabon and his father.
The father graduated at the top of his class from Baka-da University, but he doesn't hold a steady job and lives his life happily and freely every day with the catchphrase "This is fine!" Bakabon is laid-back and a bit scatterbrained, so he is always a beat behind in everything he does.
Bakabon's mom is a beautiful, wise wife and good mother who protects this father and son with great love.

"The Genius Bakabon" Character Introduction | Fujio Akatsuka Official Site: This is fine!! (koredeiinoda.net)

Employee comment: "It's a mystery how such a kind, beautiful, and sensible mom married Bakabon's dad, but she was very kind and memorable not only to the genius Hajime-chan, but also to Bakabon."

"Terminator 2" - Sarah Connor

A sequel to "The Terminator" directed by James Cameron.
In a future world where a fierce battle is being waged between Skynet's machine army and the human resistance. A Terminator sent from the future Skynet fights alongside Sarah Connor against the new T-1000 Terminator, which aims to eliminate her son, John Connor, who is called the savior of humanity.
Although Sarah appeared as an ordinary woman in the first film, she is active in this film as a tough, well-trained female warrior.

"Seeing Terminator as a child was a shock, and when it comes to mother characters, Sarah Connor is the one for me!"

"Detective Conan" - Eri Kisaki

Gosho Aoyama's mystery manga "Detective Conan".
The story follows high school detective Shinichi Kudo, who is turned into a child by the Black Organization, calls himself Conan Edogawa, and solves various cases while chasing the organization.
Eri Kisaki, the mother of Shinichi Kudo's childhood friend Ran Mouri, is a beautiful and highly skilled lawyer who runs the Kisaki Law Office.

"To have a 17-year-old daughter (Ran-chan) at 37 means she passed the bar exam while raising a child from a student marriage... I thought her mental strength was incredible."

"Flightplan" - Kyle (Jodie Foster)

Aircraft designer Kyle, who lost her husband in an unexpected accident, boards the state-of-the-art passenger plane she designed with her 6-year-old daughter Julia to return his body to her hometown of New York. However, when she wakes up from sleep on the plane, Julia has vanished without a trace.
This film is Jodie Foster's first starring role in three years, and she plays a mother desperately searching for her daughter while the other passengers cannot understand her situation.

"The desperation of a mother whose daughter goes missing on a plane and who searches for her frantically really comes across and left an impression. She is a 'mother' who means business."

"Stepmom and Daughter Blues" - Akiko Miyamoto (Haruka Ayase)

With women's advancement in society and the trend toward later marriage, perhaps the forms of family are diversifying... This drama is a 10-year story depicting the days spent with family by a career-woman protagonist played by Haruka Ayase, who gets a proposal from a man with a daughter, gets married, and struggles with all her might with housework and childcare, which are out of her element, to become a mother.
The protagonist, Akiko Miyamoto, played by Haruka Ayase, is a woman who tries too hard. A woman who tries too hard just tries her best to love her daughter.

"Stepmom and Daughter Blues" 2020 Happy New Year Special | TBS Television

"Even though they aren't real mother and daughter, the way they become like a real parent and child after the father's death is carefully depicted in the drama, and it was moving. It's a work I watch over and over every time a sequel or special is broadcast!"

"Forrest Gump" - Mrs. Gump (Sally Field)

A human drama that won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 67th Academy Awards.
The work depicts the life of the protagonist Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), who has a lower IQ than others but a pure heart, as he lives his life to the fullest, intertwined with American historical facts.
Mrs. Gump is a mother raising Forrest on her own, supporting him so that Forrest, who has a low IQ, can live just like other children.

"Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." I am impressed by the scene where she teaches her son how to enjoy life in words he can understand.

"14-sai no Haha" (14-Year-Old Mother) Miki Ichinose (Mirai Shida)

Miki, a middle school girl who became pregnant at 14, was just an ordinary girl. Until she carried a new "life" within her...
The protagonist, Miki, decided to become a mother at 14, even as no one around her approved and she was pushed to her physical and mental limits.

14-sai no Haha ~Ai suru tame ni umarete kita~ | Nippon TV (ntv.co.jp)

I was in middle school and about the same age, so this drama left a strong impression on me, along with the theme song 'Shirushi' by Mr. Children. I remember thinking that while anyone can become a mother at any age, it was terrifying to imagine myself in that position.

Movie "Rebirth" (Yōkame no Semi) Kiwako Nonomiya (Hiromi Nagasaku)

Kiwako Nonomiya (Hiromi Nagasaku), the mistress who kidnapped Erina, a six-month-old daughter born to a married couple, stated at the Tokyo District Court, "...I am grateful for the four years I was allowed to experience the joy of raising a child." This work delicately depicts the complex feelings of Kiwako and Erina (Mao Inoue), who grew up having been raised by her.
Hiromi Nagasaku brilliantly expresses the <maternal instinct> of Kiwako, the mistress who loved a man who was already married.

Yōkame no Semi (shochiku.co.jp)

Hiromi Nagasaku's acting was great! And I'm surprised to see Tae Kimura playing a small role as a detective when I watch it now!

"1 Litre of Tears" Shioka Ikeuchi (Hiroko Yakushimaru)

Based on a true story, this is the tale of Aya Ikeuchi (Erika Sawajiri), who was diagnosed with the intractable disease "spinocerebellar degeneration" in middle school, and how she lived through the gap between her body losing its freedom and her consciousness being fully aware of it.
The protagonist's mother, Shioka Ikeuchi, is a kind and intelligent woman who has experience working as a public health nurse and nurse. As a mother, she continues to encourage and support her family.

It's a cliché way to put it, but she left a strong impression on me as a 'mother' who constantly embodies 'love.' She noticed something was wrong with her daughter faster than anyone else, learned about her daughter's illness at the hospital before anyone else, and after desperately researching it with a heart that didn't want to believe it, she accepted it. While continuing to work, she supported her daughter with all her might, but she didn't overstep by doing too much just because she was 'sick,' letting her daughter do what she could for herself. She also always considered her other children and her husband in her actions. I thought she was the deep-loving 'mother' I envision in every aspect.

"Sazae-san" Fune

A long-running program depicting the daily lives of the Isono and Fuguta families, led by the cheerful and fun protagonist, Sazae-san.
Fune is a kind mother who looks great in a kappogi apron. She always watches over her family warmly and is a figure respected by everyone. She is the model of a good wife and wise mother who can handle any housework, though there are rumors she was a tomboy in her youth.

Sazae-san - Official Website (sazaesan.jp)

Because I had been watching (Fune-san) every Sunday at 6:30 PM since I was a child, her existence on the screen became a natural part of my daily life.

"Kimo-tama Kaasan" (Gutsy Mom) Actor Masako Kyozuka

A work centered on the warm human relationships between the eldest son's wife and Isako Taisho (Masako Kyozuka), a gutsy mother who runs the soba restaurant 'Taisho-an' in Harajuku, Tokyo, all by herself, and who is good-natured, sentimental, and reliable.
Masako Kyozuka, who played the mother, also played the mother of Naomi Sara in the drama 'Arigato' around the same time, and boasted immense popularity for her 'mother roles where she is stout and looks good in a kappogi apron.'

Kimo-tama Kaasan | Free Drama/Movie | BS12 (twellv.co.jp)

Produced by Fukuko Ishii, she is a bit clumsy but reliable, looks good in a kappogi apron, and is the quintessential 'mother'.
When I was a child, she often appeared as a mother in dramas (such as TBS's 'Arigato') and was called 'Japan's Mother'.


While the image of a "mother" may differ depending on the environment you grew up in or the works you have encountered, why not take this opportunity to think about "mothers"?

▼ Why not spend Mother's Day enjoying a relaxing time with your family while watching TV?


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