The Only Son

The Only Son (1936)

15/09/1936
Drama
1h 27m

Overview

A silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son's education up to a college level despite their poverty. Many years later, she travels to Tokyo to visit her son.

  • Yasujirō OzuDirector
  • Original Title

    一人息子

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • parent child relationship
  • tokyo, japan
  • 1930s

Top Billed Cast

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Tsune Nonomiya

Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

Ryosuke Ninomiya

Masao Hayama

Masao Hayama

Young Ryosuke

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Sugiko

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Otaka

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Teacher Okubo

Tomoko Naniwa

Tomoko Naniwa

Okubo's Wife

Bakudan Kozo

Okubo's Son

Tomio Aoki

Tomio Aoki

Tomio

Eiko Takamatsu

Eiko Takamatsu

Jokou

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