The Only Son
7.7
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.
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Chōko Iida
Tsune Nonomiya
Known for
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
A Story of Floating Weeds
Shinichi Himori
Ryosuke Nonomiya
Known for
Ikiru
Scandal
Masao Hayama
Young Ryosuke
Known for
I Was Born, But...
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Sugiko
Known for
Late Spring
A Story of Floating Weeds
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour
Known for
I Was Born, But...
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Tomio Aoki
Tomibo, Otaka's son
Known for
I Was Born, But...
The Burmese Harp
Chishū Ryū
Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Tomoko Naniwa
Okubo's Wife
Also in
Flunky, Work Hard!
Fighting Friends
Bakudan Kozo
Okubo's Son
Also in
The Masseurs and a Woman
Children in the Wind
Eiko Takamatsu
Oshige
Known for
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
A Hen in the Wind
Seiichi Katô
Neighbor
Known for
I Was Born, But...
Kazuo Kojima
Kimiko
Yasujirō Ozu Director · Senji Ito Composer Shôjirô Sugimoto Cinematographer
First release September 15, 1936 · Produced in Japan · Original title 一人息子
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
一人息子
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 15, 1936
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 19, 2013 · Theatrical
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