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The Only Son(1936)
Status: Released
Date: 1936-09-15
74%
97 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Only Son
Top 10 Billed Cast
飯田蝶子
Tsune Nonomiya
日守新一
Ryosuke Ninomiya
葉山正雄
Young Ryosuke
坪内美子
Sugiko
吉川満子
Otaka
笠智衆
Teacher Okubo
Tomoko Naniwa
Okubo's Wife
青木富夫
Tomio
高松榮子
Jokou
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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.
Release Date
1936-09-15
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7.412
Rating:
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