Hibi

Hibi

2005 · 114 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama

Hibi tells about mother who does pottery and lives rather simple life, growing her children up. She does remarkable job in pottery, finding a new way to make natural pottery in her own tunnel kiln. Then, her son gets leukemia. And entire family has to fight hard to find a donor who has matching bone marrow.

Directed by Banmei Takahashi · Written by Banmei Takahashi

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