1936 · Drama · movie7.84 ratings
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.
Chōko Iida
Tsune Nonomiya
Shinichi Himori
Ryosuke Nonomiya
Masao Hayama
Young Ryosuke
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Sugiko
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour
Tomio Aoki
Tomibo, Otaka's son
Chishū Ryū
Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
Tomoko Naniwa
Okubo's Wife
Bakudan Kozo
Okubo's Son
Eiko Takamatsu
Oshige
Seiichi Katô
Neighbor
Kazuo Kojima
Kimiko
Yasujirō Ozu
THE ONLY SON (Hitori musuko), 1936
genres
Drama
original title
一人息子
The Insect Woman
A Hen in the Wind
The Cat Came Back
Land Without Bread
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
Jimmy's Hall
Street of Shame
Street of Love and Hope