Sep 15, 1936
87 min
Full-HD

The Only Son (1936)

A silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son's education up to a college level despite their poverty. Many years later, she travels to Tokyo to visit her son.

Category

Drama

Country

Japan

Companies

Shochiku

Chōko Iida

Tsune Nonomiya

Shinichi Himori

Ryosuke Ninomiya

Masao Hayama

Young Ryosuke

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Sugiko

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Otaka

Chishū Ryū

Teacher Okubo

Tomoko Naniwa

Okubo's Wife

Bakudan Kozo

Okubo's Son

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