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A sidesplitting essay in animation that depicts the simple everyday life of career-committed mother and her rather out of standard family set in contemporary Japan.
2009
In these 6 hilarious shorts, Mainichi Kaasan shows us that from registering kids for pre-school to a crazy family trip to the beach, it's no easy job being a mom!
Mom is a cartoonist and she has a deadline to make today. Despite this, she makes breakfast for the kids, takes them to school, and ends up volunteering to help draw the poster for the Parents' Bazaar Day. Tomorrow, is Bunji's birthday and he ends up getting sesame salt…
In these next shorts, mom is shocked that Bunji has poor hiragana recognition. In different efforts, she finally decides to help him improve but sometimes gets a bit impatient. Fumi absolutely loves batman and throws her batman figurine out when she discovers he has a girlfriend. Mom has promised to take Bunji and Fumi to the park this Sunday but her body is so tired that Bunji and Fumi decide to…
Mom worries that she doesn’t bring anything to the school’s bazaar, Bunji cries since he doesn’t get to buy a toy he wants, Bunji plays in the mud at the park washing away the dirt in an area meant for pets, and mom reminisces about the past.
We learn about how Mom and Dad met in a jungle in Thailand, they go to a ramen shop with their kids, and dad makes Fumi promise to never leave and stay with him forever.
We follow the family as we find out that Mom was raised in a small fishing village in Kochi, Fumi works her manipulative ways to get what she wants at times but ruins her new dress in the next short, and finally Dad, who works as a cameraman, one day returns home and sees Bunji who he hasn’t seen in a long time.
Mom is leisurely shopping with Fumi when she needs to go to the bathroom so rushes there but…; Bunji is out with his friend while Fumi is home with Mom pouting since she would rather be out – Mom is about to lose her patience; Deadlines are piling up so Mom needs to work on Sunday but her children want to go out to play; Perhaps, Italian cuisine?
We see mom scolding Bunji for not cleaning up even though she hates doing it herself; After cleaning, they take out an electronic multiplication table that Fumi and Bunji start playing with. Mom is a bit hesitant since she is not so good with the multiplication table; One day, Mom is surprised when Bunji states his desire to study so she takes him to the hospital where they find nothing wrong with him. But, is there anything wrong with his body?
Mom's favorite willow tree was covered with caterpillars which she abors; Bunji is not always well behaved, so the discipline Gods scold Mom and urge her to improve in this area; Fumi suddenly wants a backpack so grandma makes her one but she doesn’t like it; Seeing the beautiful sunset, Mom and the kids take a stroll when Mom asks them what they want to be when they grow up.
Kumiko Mori
Kamohara, Rieko
Hiromasa Taguchi
Kamohara, Jou
Mie Sonozaki
Kamohara, Bunji
Fujii Yuna
Kamohara, Fumi
