The Only Son

The Only Son

1936 · 87 min · JA · 7.5 (76 votes)
Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · Starring Chōko Iida, Shinichi Himori, Masao Hayama, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Tomio Aoki · Music Senji Ito
Drama

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.

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A quiet, deeply affecting portrait of maternal sacrifice and the bittersweet realities of life. It's a film that lingers, evoking a profound sense of melancholy and the weight of unspoken love across generations.

melancholicnostalgicheartbreakingsomberslow-burnperiod dramablack and whitearthousesocial realismsacrificefamily obligationclass struggleunfulfilled dreams
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