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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)...
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Teacher
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Only Son
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Tokyo Japan
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1920s
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Great Depression
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Another enormously touching Ozu film
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Cast
(in credits order) | Chôko Iida | ... | Tsune Nonomiya (O-Tsune) |
| Shin'ichi Himori | ... | Ryosuke Nonomiya |
| Masao Hayama | ... | Ryosuke Nonomiya, as child |
| Yoshiko Tsubouchi | ... | Sugiko |
| Mitsuko Yoshikawa | ... | O-Taka |
 | Chishû Ryû | ... | Professor Ookubo |
| Tomoko Naniwa | ... | Ookubo's wife |
| Kiyoshi Aono | ... | Matsumura, old man |
| Bakudankozo | ... | Okubo's son |
| Eiko Takamatsu | ... | Jokou |
| Seiichi Kato | ... | Kinjo no ko |
| Kazuo Kojima | ... | Kimiko |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tomio Aoki | ... | Tomibo (as Tokkan Kozou) |
Directed by | |||
| Yasujirô Ozu | |||
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| Yasujirô Ozu | (short story) (as James Maki) | |
| Tadao Ikeda | (adaptation) & | |
| Masao Arata | (adaptation) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Senji Itô | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Shojiro Sugimoto | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Eiichi Hasegawa | |||
| Hideo Mohara | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Tatsuo Hamada | |||
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| Tatsuo Hamada | |||
| Yoshiatsu Hino | |||
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| Taizô Saito | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Yû Kishimura | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Den Takayama | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Kenkichi Hara | .... | assistant director | |
| Hamao Negishi | .... | assistant director | |
| Nobuo Nishikawa | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Yakichi Otani | .... | set designer | |
Sound Department | |||
| Eiichi Hasegawa | .... | sound | |
| Masao Irie | .... | assistant sound recordist | |
| Mikio Jinbo | .... | assistant sound recordist | |
| Sachio Koyano | .... | assistant sound recordist | |
| Hiroshi Kumagai | .... | assistant sound recordist | |
| Rokusaburô Saitô | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Matsuo Sekihara | .... | assistant sound recordist | |
| Hideo Shigehara | .... | sound | |
| Noriharu Yoshikawa | .... | assistant sound recordist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Yûharu Atsuta | .... | assistant camera | |
| Toshimitsu Nakajima | .... | lighting technician | |
| Seiju Sakurai | .... | assistant camera | |
| Hitoshi Unozawa | .... | assistant camera | |
Other crew | |||
| Kentarô Abe | .... | film development | |
| Hidesaburô Fujioka | .... | title designer | |
| Masamiki Hiroki | .... | text photography | |
| Fumikazu Miyagishima | .... | film development | |
| Toshimi Nassho | .... | film development | |
| Naoji Shimomura | .... | script supervisor | |
| Sadaji Tara | .... | film development | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Shochiku Company (1936) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Films Inc. (1987) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Shochiku Company (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Hitori musuko" - Japan (original title)
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87 min
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This was the last feature made at the Shochiku Kamata studio.See more »
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Referenced in The Life and Works of Yasujiro Ozu (1983)See more »
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Old Black JoeSee more »
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Incredibly gentle and touching Ozu picture about a single mother who works her butt off to send her only son off to school. Many years later, we follow her journey to visit that son in Tokyo. He hasn't kept in contact very well. His mother doesn't even know about his wife and infant son, nor that he is a grade school teacher, a rather low (and low-paid) position. Simply put, he's embarrassed at the little he has accomplished and he thinks his mother will be gravely disappointed that she went to so much trouble to educate him. The whole situation really hit home, and I was deeply moved by it. The film also features incredible cinematography and editing.