The Only Son (1936)

Name: The Only Son
Genre: Drama
Released: 1936-09-15
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Chōko Iida, Shinichi Himori, Masao Hayama, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, Mitsuko Yoshikawa

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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Released 1936-09-15 · 87 min · Drama

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Cast

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
Bakudan Kozo as Okubo's Son
Eiko Takamatsu as Oshige
Seiichi Katô as Neighbor
Kazuo Kojima as Kimiko
Kiyoshi Seino as Matsumura