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The Only Son
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The Only Son

Sep 15, 1936
1h 27m
★ 7.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Shochiku

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Cast

Chōko Iida

Tsune Nonomiya

Chōko Iida

Shinichi Himori

Ryosuke Nonomiya

Shinichi Himori

Masao Hayama

Young Ryosuke

Masao Hayama

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Sugiko

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Tomio Aoki

Tomibo, Otaka's son

Tomio Aoki

Chishū Ryū

Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher

Chishū Ryū

Tomoko Naniwa

Okubo's Wife

Tomoko Naniwa

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Okubo's Son

Bakudan Kozo

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Oshige

Eiko Takamatsu

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Neighbor

Seiichi Katô

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Kimiko

Kazuo Kojima

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