Heinosuke Gosho evokes in this film the family conflicts engendered by the eternal problem of a father who projects his professional desires on the life of his son. The sister Machiko is the essential link that will allow everyone to apologize to each other and achieve reconciliation.
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Cast
19 people
Yoshiko Okada
Machiko
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Tadao Watanabe
Hideo
Tokuji Kobayashi
Konishi
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Michiko Oikawa
Setsuko
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Jun Arai
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Takeshi Sakamoto
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Chōko Iida
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The Only Son
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Chishū Ryū
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Isamu Yamaguchi
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Yoshiro Takayama
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Eiko Takamatsu
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Kenji Oyama
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Heinosuke Gosho Director · Akira Fushimi Writer Jōji Ohara Cinematographer
First release November 9, 1933 · Produced in Japan · Original title 愛撫
Production
Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
愛撫
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Japan · November 9, 1933
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No release date listed for United States.
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