The Only Son

The Only Son 1936

一人息子

★ 7.4TMDB 1h 27min Director: Yasujirō Ozu

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.

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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
B
Bakudan Kozo Okubo's Son
E
Eiko Takamatsu Oshige
S
Seiichi Katô Neighbor
K
Kazuo Kojima Kimiko
K
Kiyoshi Seino Matsumura

Crew

Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Writers
Yasujirō Ozu
Cinematography
Shôjirô Sugimoto
Editing
Eiichi Hasegawa, Hideo Mohara
Composer
Senji Ito
Costume Design
Taizô Saitô

Details

Release date
Sep 15, 1936
Runtime
87 min
Status
Released
Studios
Shochiku
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese

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