A Mother Should Be Loved

1934 · 74 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 557 VOTES · DIR. Yasujirō Ozu

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 220 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:00 The first and last reels are missing from this film.
00:00:56 At the breakfast table
00:04:17 No one knows...
00:08:15 I can swear it in front of my dead husband
00:11:33 I got a letter from Kosaku.
00:14:08 You can't hide something like this forever.
00:16:49 I'm sorry, Uncle.
00:22:41 He wore this hat at the flower exhibition. Exactly a year before he died.
00:25:41 I wish my husband could have seen Kosaku at college.
00:29:14 Hattori can't be that foolish.
00:31:57 Who let you take him?
00:35:29 I'm sorry to have troubled you.
00:38:05 I pity him if only I get money from you.
00:42:19 The sun is bright, I pulled out those clothes.
00:44:35 You never act like a real parent to me.
00:49:30 You're an unruly son.
00:52:09 No matter what your reasons, it's foolish to make her cry.
00:55:41 Why should I hit someone like you?
00:59:01 He tried to do something good for us.
01:02:58 Hey, someone here to see you.
01:05:24 Kosaku and your friends are hoping you'll come back.
01:08:58 Aren't you hungry?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed220
Dialogue density3.0 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:08:58

Production Record

DirectorYasujirō Ozu
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes557