Film ‘Mama ga Mou Kono Sekai ni Inakutemo’ reaches 1.8 billion yen in box office revenue

The film ‘Mama ga Mou Kono Sekai ni Inakutemo: Watashi no Inochi no Nikki’, directed by Yuki Yamato, has become a major hit in Japan. Based on the true story of Kazumi Endo, who was diagnosed with cancer at age 21, the film has earned 1.8 billion yen in box office revenue and attracted 1.2 million viewers within two weeks of its release.

At a recent talk show in Tokyo, lead actors Haruna Kawaguchi and Mahiro Takasugi discussed the film’s impact. Takasugi, who plays the husband Shoichi, expressed that the positive reception has given him courage. The film marks a significant milestone for director Yuki Yamato, who is noted as the first female director in her 30s to helm a major production released in approximately 350 theaters nationwide.