The Only Son
1936 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 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.
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Details
- Years
- 1936
- Release date
- 1936-09-15
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 87 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (115 votes)
Themes
- parent child relationship
- tokyo, japan
- poverty
- 1930s
- mother son estrangement
- disappointment
- unexpected visit
- worried mother
- economic struggle
- success vs. failure
- lack of fulfillment
Cast & crew
Chōko Iida
as Tsune Nonomiya
Shinichi Himori
as Ryosuke Nonomiya
Masao Hayama
as Young Ryosuke
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
as Sugiko
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
as Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour
Tomio Aoki
as Tomibo, Otaka's son
Chishū Ryū
as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
Tomoko Naniwa
as Okubo's Wife
- BK
Bakudan Kozo
as Okubo's Son
- ET
Eiko Takamatsu
as Oshige
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu