A Mother Should be Loved

A Mother Should be Loved , Haha o kowazuya? is a 1934 Japanese film directed by Yasujir Ozu, the first and last reels of which have been lost. Ozu had wanted to name the film Tokyo Twilight, but studio executives preferred a title that referenced motherhood, a popular theme in Japanese cinema at the time of release.

Mr Kajiwara Yukichi Iwata promises his two sons, Sadao and Kosaku, a weekend trip to the beach. Later that day his wife, Chieko Mitsuko Yoshikawa, receives a phone call informing her that her husband has collapsed at work.After Kajiwaras funeral, his friend Okazuki visits Chieko, asking her to continue to raise the eldest boy, Sadao, as if he were her own. It is revealed that Chieko was Kajiwaras second wife, and that Sadao is Kajiwaras son from his first marriage. ........

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