A Mother Should Be Loved

A Mother Should Be Loved

1934 · 74 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

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.

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · Written by Kōgo Noda

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