Drama · Japan · 1934 · 1h 14m

A Mother Should Be Loved

母を恋はずや

A Mother Should Be Loved poster
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Cast
Yukichi Iwata as Kajiwara Mitsuko Yoshikawa as Chieko Den Obinata as Sadao Seiichi Katô as Young Sadao Kōji Mitsui as Kousaku Shusei Nomura as Young Kousaku
Crew
Isamu Aoki — Director of Photography Masao Arata — Screenplay Kōgo Noda — Screenplay Tadao Ikeda — Screenplay Yasujirō Ozu — Story
Synopsis

A young man discovers that the woman who raised him is his stepmother. His stepbrother, who is unaware of the revelation, resents his mother for always punishing him more severely than his stepsibling.

Mood & Themes
adaptation
Key Collaborators
Yasujirō Ozu Director Isamu Aoki Director of Photography Masao Arata Screenplay Kōgo Noda Screenplay Tadao Ikeda Screenplay Yasujirō Ozu Story
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