---
title: 'A Mother Should be Loved (1934)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yasujirō Ozu'
released: '1934-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-mother-should-be-loved-1934'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025214/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Mother Should be Loved (1934)

1934 · 93 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 母を恋はずや

## Synopsis

A Mother Should Be Loved  is a 1934 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yasujirō Ozu](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasujiro-ozu)
- **Producer:** [Kōgo Noda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kogo-noda)
- **Screenplay:** [Tadao Ikeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/tadao-ikeda)

## Cast

- [Kōji Mitsui](https://cinepixo.com/people/koji-mitsui)
- [Chishū Ryū](https://cinepixo.com/people/chishu-ryu)
- [Mitsuko Yoshikawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitsuko-yoshikawa)

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