The Only Son

Name: The Only Son
Genre: Drama
Released: 1936
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 7.415

1936 · 87 min

Drama

★ 7.4

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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.

Crew

Director Yasujirō Ozu
Story Yasujirō Ozu
Director of Photography Shôjirô Sugimoto

Cast

Chōko Iida
Tsune Nonomiya
Shinichi Himori
Ryosuke Nonomiya
Masao Hayama
Young Ryosuke
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Sugiko
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour
Tomio Aoki
Tomibo, Otaka's son
Chishū Ryū
Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
Tomoko Naniwa
Okubo's Wife
B
Bakudan Kozo
Okubo's Son
E
Eiko Takamatsu
Oshige
S
Seiichi Katô
Neighbor
K
Kazuo Kojima
Kimiko

Crew

Director — Yasujirō Ozu
Story — Yasujirō Ozu
Director of Photography — Shôjirô Sugimoto

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