JAPAN · 1934

A Mother Should Be Loved

Yasujiro Ozu
Japanese Golden Age family secrets stepfamily relationships maternal love sibling rivalry identity revelation
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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.

Year1934
CountryJapan
DirectorYasujiro Ozu
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