The Only Son (1936)

Name: The Only Son
Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Genre: Drama
Released: 1936
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Bakudan Kozo, Chishū Ryū, Chōko Iida, Eiko Takamatsu, Kazuo Kojima

Original Title: 一人息子

Drama

7.4 (123 votes)

1h 27m

Overview

A silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son's education up to a college level despite their poverty. Many years later, she travels to Tokyo to visit her son.

Details

Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Writer: Yasujirō Ozu
Original Language: Japanese
Budget: N/A

Cast

Bakudan Kozo Chishū Ryū Chōko Iida Eiko Takamatsu Kazuo Kojima Kiyoshi Seino Masao Hayama Mitsuko Yoshikawa Seiichi Katô Shinichi Himori Tomio Aoki Tomoko Naniwa Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Keywords

1930s disappointment economic struggle lack of fulfillment mother son estrangement parent child relationship poverty success vs. failure tokyo japan unexpected visit worried mother