The Only Son (1936)

09/15/1936 (JP) • 1h 27m

Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Chōko Iida

Tsune Nonomiya

Shinichi Himori

Ryosuke Ninomiya

Masao Hayama

Young Ryosuke

Chishū Ryū

Teacher Okubo

Tomoko Naniwa

Okubo's Wife

Bakudan Kozo

Okubo's Son


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

parent child relationship

tokyo, japan

1930s

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