The Sugamo child-abandonment incident (巣鴨子供置き去り事件, Sugamo kodomo okizari jiken) was an incident that took place in Japan in 1988 in Tokyo's Toshima Ward. The incident involved a mother who abandoned her five underage children whose names were never released, but referred to simply as Children A, B, C, D, and E.
I didn't understand why Aya didn't try more to get the Kuds away. At that point in their life you could see that Akiko was NO fit Mother. I guess it's the Japanese way.
I just finished watching the movie mother. It says it's based on a real even and so I looked for the real story and only found that the event …