The Only Son
1936-09-15
7.404
ja 87mDrama
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.
Story
Yasujirō Ozu
Adaptation
Tadao Ikeda
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Editor
Hideo Mohara
Original Music Composer
Senji Ito
Adaptation
Masao Arata
parent child relationship tokyo, japan poverty 1930s mother son estrangement disappointment unexpected visit worried mother economic struggle success vs. failure lack of fulfillment
Status
ReleasedCountries
- Japan
Companies
- Shochiku
