The Only Son

A rural widow sends her only son to Tokyo to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him and finds he has become a night school teacher struggling to support his wife and son.

Cast

Chōko Iida

as Tsune Nonomiya

Shinichi Himori

as Ryosuke Nonomiya

Masao Hayama

as Young Ryosuke

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

as Sugiko

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

as Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour

Tomio Aoki

as Tomibo, Otaka's son

Chishū Ryū

as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher

Tomoko Naniwa

as Okubo's Wife

Bakudan Kozo

as Okubo's Son

Eiko Takamatsu

as Oshige

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