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JAPAN · 1934
A Mother Should Be Loved
Synopsis
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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Films with Similar Themes
family secrets · stepfamily relationships · maternal love · sibling rivalry · identity revelation
