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The Only Son

1936★ 7.4 · 1171h 27mDrama

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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Clip · THE ONLY SON (Hitori musuko), 1936

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Cast

笠智衆
as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher

高松榮子
as Oshige

飯田蝶子
as Tsune Nonomiya

日守新一
as Ryosuke Nonomiya

坪内美子
as Sugiko

青木富夫
as Tomibo, Otaka's son

吉川満子
as Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour

葉山正雄
as Young Ryosuke

加藤清一
as Neighbor

Tomoko Naniwa
as Okubo's Wife

Bakudan Kozo
as Okubo's Son

Kiyoshi Seino
as Matsumura

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Release date: 1936-09-15

Runtime: 1h 27m

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Drama

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