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The Only Son

1936
Directed byYasujirō Ozu
1h 27m

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 IidaTsune NonomiyaShinichi HimoriRyosuke NonomiyaMasao HayamaYoung Ryosuke
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Tomoko NaniwaOkubo's Wife
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Eiko TakamatsuOshige
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Shochiku
RATING
7.4

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