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The Only Son

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1h 27m
Drama
Starring Chōko Iida · Shinichi Himori · Masao Hayama
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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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1
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Writer
Yasujirō Ozu
Music
Senji Ito
Studio
Shochiku
Original Title
一人息子
Original Language
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
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C
Chōko Iida
Tsune Nonomiya
S
Shinichi Himori
Ryosuke Nonomiya
M
Masao Hayama
Young Ryosuke
Y
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Sugiko
M
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour
T
Tomio Aoki
Tomibo, Otaka's son
C
Chishū Ryū
Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
T
Tomoko Naniwa
Okubo's Wife
B
Bakudan Kozo
Okubo's Son
E
Eiko Takamatsu
Oshige
S
Seiichi Katô
Neighbor

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