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The Only Son(1936)
Status: Released
Date: 1936-09-15
74%
112 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
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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
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