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A Mother Should Be Loved poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.1 / 100
1934·Drama·1h 33m

A MOTHER SHOULD BE LOVED

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.

Above the Line
Yasujirô Ozu·DirectorKōgo Noda·ScreenplayMasao Arata·ScreenplayIsamu Aoki·Director of Photography
Cast
Yukichi Iwata·KajiwaraMitsuko Yoshikawa·ChiekoDen Obinata·SadaoSeiichi Katô·Young SadaoKōji Mitsui·KousakuShusei Nomura·Young KousakuShin'yō Nara·OkazakiShinobu Aoki·WifeKyôko Mitsukawa·KazukoChishū Ryū·Hattori
Full Crew
(6 credits)
Directing· 1
Yasujirō Ozu·Director
Writing· 4
Kōgo Noda·ScreenplayMasao Arata·ScreenplayTadao Ikeda·ScreenplayYasujirō Ozu·Story
Camera· 1
Isamu Aoki·Director of Photography
By the Numbers
60.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind A Mother Should Be Loved's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#FFFFFF
#262626
Mood
Serious, Contemplative
Composition
Split
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a black and white photograph of two East Asian individuals, a woman and a younger man, against a dark background. The woman is in the foregr”

Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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