The Only Son (1936)
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.
Director: Yasujirō Ozu
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Chōko Iida as Tsune Nonomiya |
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Shinichi Himori as Ryosuke Nonomiya |
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Masao Hayama as Young Ryosuke |
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Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Sugiko |
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Mitsuko Yoshikawa as Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour |
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Tomio Aoki as Tomibo, Otaka's son |
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Chishū Ryū as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher |
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Tomoko Naniwa as Okubo's Wife |
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Bakudan Kozo as Okubo's Son |
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Eiko Takamatsu as Oshige |
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Seiichi Katô as Neighbor |
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Kazuo Kojima as Kimiko |
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Kiyoshi Seino as Matsumura |
| Writing | Yasujirō Ozu | Story |
| Writing | Tadao Ikeda | Adaptation |
| Directing | Yasujirō Ozu | Director |
| Editing | Hideo Mohara | Editor |
| Sound | Senji Ito | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Masao Arata | Adaptation |
| Editing | Eiichi Hasegawa | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Taizô Saitô | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Toshimitsu Nakajima | Gaffer |
| Directing | Hamao Negishi | Assistant Director |
| Production | Den Takayama | Production Manager |
| Lighting | Seiju Sakurai | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Yakichi Otani | Set Designer |
| Lighting | Hitoshi Unozawa | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Hidesaburô Fujioka | Title Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yû Kishimura | Hair Setup |
| Sound | Rokusaburô Saitô | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | Nobuo Nishikawa | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Naoji Shimomura | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Yûharu Atsuta | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Shôjirô Sugimoto | Director of Photography |