Movies and TvShows featuring "mother-tries-to-protect-son" theme.

When a samurai from feudal Japan time-travels to present-day Tokyo, he becomes the protector and baking assistant of a single mother. As they navigate the challenges of modern life, they form a deep bond.

William's father is dead and his mother is mentally ill, so he lives with his uncle Nils. Nils is on early retirement, making money by buying things cheap and selling them high. He has also accumulated a large debt and city's gangsters are on him, demanding that he pays it full. William sets out to pay off the debt of his uncle - and perhaps his courage might impress Viola too, a girl from his class.

A mother is waiting or her son, a railroad engineer, to return home. The night becomes stormy and she discovers that a broken railroad trestle lies atop the track. She must try to get word to him before his train reaches the trestle.