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The Only Son

7.4 / 10 7.4 1936 1h 27m

Drama

A rural widow sends her only son to Tokyo to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him and finds he has become a night school teacher struggling to support his wife and son.

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

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CAST

The people behind the story

Chōko Iida

Chōko IidaTsune Nonomiya

Shinichi Himori

Shinichi HimoriRyosuke Nonomiya

Masao Hayama

Masao HayamaYoung Ryosuke

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko TsubouchiSugiko

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Mitsuko YoshikawaOtaka, Ryosuke's neighbour

Tomio Aoki

Tomio AokiTomibo, Otaka's son

Chishū Ryū

Chishū RyūOkubo, Ryosuke's teacher

Tomoko Naniwa

Tomoko NaniwaOkubo's Wife