The Only Son

The Only Son

1936
1h 27m
7.4

7.4/10

115 votes • View on IMDb
Drama
Overview

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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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

parent child relationship tokyo, japan poverty 1930s mother son estrangement disappointment unexpected visit worried mother economic struggle success vs. failure lack of fulfillment

Quick Facts

Original Title 一人息子
Release Date September 15, 1936
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0027752

Cast

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
Bakudan Kozo

Okubo's Son

Eiko Takamatsu
Eiko Takamatsu

Oshige

Seiichi Katô
Seiichi Katô

Neighbor

Kazuo Kojima
Kazuo Kojima

Kimiko

Key Crew

Yasujirō Ozu
Director