Chiyoko Fujiwara's mother is a supporting character who embodies the traditional, pragmatic values of wartime Japan. After her husband was killed in the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923, she took over the family's confectionery store and raised Chiyoko alone. Her primary motivation is to secure the family business and ensure a stable, ordinary life for her daughter, which is why she strongly opposes Chiyoko's interest in acting, bluntly dismissing the film industry as a dubious profession. She is firm, cautious, and controlling, intending for Chiyoko to inherit the shop rather than pursue a glamorous but uncertain career. In the story, she appears in Chiyoko's early memories as a figure of authority and resistance, representing the conventional path that Chiyoko must reject in order to follow her heart. Her relationship with Chiyoko is defined by this conflict, and she does not undergo any significant development or change; she remains a static reminder of the life Chiyoko leaves behind. No notable abilities or further depth are attributed to her beyond her role as a concerned yet unyielding parent.