Film / 1936

The Only Son

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

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Drama

★ 7.4/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.