movie

The Only Son

TMDBSep 15, 1936

TMDB7.4Trakt7.5

DirectorYasujirō Ozu

Runtime

1h 27m

Status

Released

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

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.

Trailer

Cast

Chōko Iida

Tsune Nonomiya

Shinichi Himori

Ryosuke Nonomiya

Masao Hayama

Young Ryosuke

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Sugiko

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour

Tomio Aoki

Tomibo, Otaka's son

Chishū Ryū

Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher

Tomoko Naniwa

Okubo's Wife

Where to watch

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Criterion Channel

HBO Max

Tags & details

GenreDrama

Setting1930s tokyo, japan

Theme / PlotParent Child Relationship

Otherpoverty mother son estrangement disappointment unexpected visit worried mother economic struggle success vs. failure lack of fulfillment

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