The Only Son
7.4
123 votes
September 15, 1936
1h 27m
Drama
Overview
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.
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Where to watch
In United States
Stream
Free with ads
Cast
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 WifeB
Bakudan Kozo
Okubo's SonE
Eiko Takamatsu
OshigeS
Seiichi Katô
NeighborK
Kazuo Kojima
KimikoK
Kiyoshi Seino
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