The Only Son

Overview

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.

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Top 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

B

Bakudan Kozo

Okubo's Son

E

Eiko Takamatsu

Oshige

S

Seiichi Katô

Neighbor

K

Kazuo Kojima

Kimiko

K

Kiyoshi Seino

Matsumura

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