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The Only Son (1936)
Not Rated
82 min | Drama

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The Only Son (1936)

Not Rated

82 min | Drama

A widow sends her only son away to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him, finding him a poor school teacher with a wife and son.

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Director

Yasujirō Ozu (as Yasujirô Ozu)

Writers

Yasujirō Ozu (short story) (as James Maki) | Tadao Ikeda (adaptation) | Masao Arata (adaptation)

Composer

Cinematographer

Shōjirō Sugimoto (as Shôjirô Sugimoto)

Editors

Eiichi Hasegawa | Hideo Mohara

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 15, 1936

Release date

Apr 1, 1987 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Chōko Iida Tsune Nonomiya (O-Tsune) Tsune Nonomiya (O-Tsune) See fewer	Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
Shin'ichi Himori Ryosuke Nonomiya Ryosuke Nonomiya See fewer	Ikiru (1952)
Masao Hayama Ryosuke Nonomiya, as child Ryosuke Nonomiya, as child See fewer	Gonin no kyodai (1939)
Yoshiko Tsubouchi Sugiko Sugiko See fewer	A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
Mitsuko Yoshikawa O-Taka O-Taka See fewer	Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
Chishū Ryū Professor Ookubo Professor Ookubo See fewer	Tokyo Story (1953)
Tomoko Naniwa Ookubo's wife Ookubo's wife See fewer	Treasure Mountain (1929)
Jun Yokoyama Okubo's son (as Bakudan Kozō) Okubo's son (as Bakudan Kozō) See fewer	Kitsune (1939)
Tomio Aoki Tomibo (as Tokkan Kozō) Tomibo (as Tokkan Kozō) See fewer	Not Forgotten (2000)
Eiko Takamatsu Jokou Jokou See fewer	Nanatsu no umi. Zenpen: Shojo-hen (1931)
Seiichi Katō Kinjo no ko Kinjo no ko See fewer	The Love of Sumako the Actress (1947)
Kazuko Kojima Kunishi Kunishi See fewer	Aizen katsura (1938)
Kiyoshi Aono Matsumura, old man Matsumura, old man See fewer	The Genealogy of Women (1934)

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