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The Only Son

The Only Son

Yasujirō Ozu

1936

  • Drama
7.4

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.

Cast & crew

  • Yasujirō OzuDirector
  • Chōko IidaTsune Nonomiya
  • Shinichi HimoriRyosuke Nonomiya
  • Masao HayamaYoung Ryosuke
  • Yoshiko TsubouchiSugiko
  • Mitsuko YoshikawaOtaka, Ryosuke's neighbour
  • Tomio AokiTomibo, Otaka's son
  • Chishū RyūOkubo, Ryosuke's teacher
  • Tomoko NaniwaOkubo's Wife

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