THE ONLY SON
Japan, 1936
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
With Chôko Iida, Shin’ichi Himori, Chishû Ryû
Approx. 82 min. 35mm.
In Ozu’s first talkie, poor factory worker Chôko Iida visiting the Tokyo sons she has skimped to educate, finds even a college degree can’t cut it in Depression era Japan.
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