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The Only Son

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The Only Son — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • September 15, 1936
  • Runtime
  • 87 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Yasujirō Ozu

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The Only Son — Cast

Chōko Iida photo Chōko Iida Tsune Nonomiya Shinichi Himori photo Shinichi Himori Ryosuke Nonomiya Masao Hayama photo Masao Hayama Young Ryosuke Yoshiko Tsubouchi photo Yoshiko Tsubouchi Sugiko Mitsuko Yoshikawa photo Mitsuko Yoshikawa Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour Tomio Aoki photo Tomio Aoki Tomibo, Otaka's son Chishū Ryū photo Chishū Ryū Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher Tomoko Naniwa photo Tomoko Naniwa Okubo's Wife

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