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The Only Son

7.419361h 27mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorYasujirō Ozu
WriterYasujirō Ozu

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Cast · Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

CIChōko Iida
Chōko Iida
Tsune Nonomiya
SHShinichi Himori
Shinichi Himori
Ryosuke Nonomiya
MHMasao Hayama
Masao Hayama
Young Ryosuke
YTYoshiko Tsubouchi
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Sugiko
MYMitsuko Yoshikawa
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour
TATomio Aoki
Tomio Aoki
Tomibo, Otaka's son
CRChishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
TNTomoko Naniwa
Tomoko Naniwa
Okubo's Wife
BK
Bakudan Kozo
Okubo's Son
ET
Eiko Takamatsu
Oshige
SK
Seiichi Katô
Neighbor
KK
Kazuo Kojima
Kimiko

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