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The Only Son (1936)
Hitori musuko (original title)

87 min  -  Drama  -   1 April 1987 (USA)
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In 1923, in the province of Shinshu, the widow and simple worker of a silk factory Tsune Nonomiya (O-Tsune) decides to send her only son to Tokyo for having a better education... See full summary »

Director:

Yasujirô Ozu

Writers:

Yasujirô Ozu (short story), Tadao Ikeda (adaptation), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Chôko Iida, Shin'ichi Himori and Masao Hayama
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Cast

Credited cast:
Chôko Iida Chôko Iida ...
Tsune Nonomiya (O-Tsune)
Shin'ichi Himori Shin'ichi Himori ...
Ryosuke Nonomiya
Masao Hayama Masao Hayama ...
Ryosuke Nonomiya, as child
Yoshiko Tsubouchi Yoshiko Tsubouchi ...
Sugiko
Mitsuko Yoshikawa Mitsuko Yoshikawa ...
O-Taka
Chishû Ryû ...
Professor Ookubo
Tomoko Naniwa Tomoko Naniwa ...
Ookubo's wife
Bakudankozo Bakudankozo ...
Okubo's son
Kiyoshi Seino Kiyoshi Seino ...
Matsumura, old man
Eiko Takamatsu Eiko Takamatsu ...
Jokou
Seiichi Kato Seiichi Kato ...
Kinjo no ko
Kazuo Kojima Kazuo Kojima ...
Kimiko
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tomio Aoki Tomio Aoki ...
Tomibo (as Tokkan Kozou)
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Storyline

In 1923, in the province of Shinshu, the widow and simple worker of a silk factory Tsune Nonomiya (O-Tsune) decides to send her only son to Tokyo for having a better education. Thirteen years later, she visits her son Ryosuke Nonomiya (Shinichi Himori), and finds that he is a poor and frustrated night-school teacher with a wife, Sugiko (Yoshiko Tsubouchi), and a baby boy. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

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Teacher | Only Son | Tokyo Japan | 1920s | Great Depression  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

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Also Known As:

Figlio unico See more »

Company Credits

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

This was the last feature made at the Shochiku Kamata studio. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Life and Works of Yasujiro Ozu (1983) See more »

Soundtracks

"Old Black Joe"
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