The Only Son

The Only Son

87 mins | Drama | Sept. 15, 1936

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.

The Only Son

87 mins | Drama | Sept. 15, 1936

The Only Son
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 一人息子
Directors Naoji Shimomura, Nobuo Nishikawa, Hamao Negishi, Yasujirō Ozu
Writers Masao Arata, Tadao Ikeda, Yasujirō Ozu

Cast

Chōko Iida

as Tsune Nonomiya (O-Tsune)

Shinichi Himori

as Ryosuke Ninomiya

Masao Hayama

as Ryosuke Nonomiya, as child

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

as Sugiko

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

as O-Taka

Chishū Ryū

as Professor Ookubo

Tomoko Naniwa

as Ookubo's wife

Bakudan Kozo

as Okubo's son

Eiko Takamatsu

as Jokou

Seiichi Katô

as Kinjo no ko

Kazuo Kojima

as Kimiko

Kiyoshi Seino

as Matsumura, old man