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The Only Son

The Only Son
★ 7.4/10•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.

Yasujirō Ozu · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 27m
LanguageJA
Release DateSep 15, 1936

Actors

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Tsune Nonomiya

Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

Ryosuke Nonomiya

Masao Hayama

Masao Hayama

Young Ryosuke

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Sugiko

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour

Tomio Aoki

Tomio Aoki

Tomibo, Otaka's son

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher

Tomoko Naniwa

Tomoko Naniwa

Okubo's Wife

Bakudan Kozo

Okubo's Son

Eiko Takamatsu

Oshige

Seiichi Katô

Neighbor

Kazuo Kojima

Kimiko

Kiyoshi Seino

Matsumura

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