A Mother Should Be Loved

A Mother Should Be Loved

A Mother Should Be Loved

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A Mother Should Be Loved

1934

1h 14m

5.9(18 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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13 members

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岩田祐吉

Kajiwara

岩田祐吉

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吉川満子

Chieko

吉川満子

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大日方傳

Sadao

大日方傳

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加藤清一

Young Sadao

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三井弘次

Kousaku

三井弘次

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Shusei Nomura

Young Kousaku

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Shin'yō Nara

Okazaki

Shin'yō Nara

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Shinobu Aoki

Wife

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光川京子

Kazuko

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笠智衆

Hattori

笠智衆

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逢初夢子

Mitsuko

逢初夢子

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Junko Matsui

Ranko

Junko Matsui

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飯田蝶子

Maid

飯田蝶子

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