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Director:
Yasujiro Ozu
Writers:
Yasujiro Ozu (short story)
Tadao Ikeda (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
1 April 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
In 1923, in the province of Shinshu, the widow and simple worker of a silk factory Tsune Nonomiya (O-Tsune)... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Chouko Iida ... Tsune Nonomiya (O-Tsune)
Shinichi Himori ... Ryosuke Nonomiya
Masao Hayama ... Ryosuke Nonomiya, as child
Yoshiko Tsubouchi ... Sugiko
Mitsuko Yoshikawa ... O-Taka
Chishu Ryu ... Professor Ookubo
Tomoko Naniwa ... Ookubo's wife
Bakudankozo ... Okubo's son
Kiyoshi Seino ... Matsumura, old man
Eiko Takamatsu ... Jokou
Seiichi Kato ... Kinjo no ko
Kazuo Kojima ... Kimiko
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tomio Aoki ... Tomibo (as Tokkan Kozou)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Only Son
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This was Yasujiro Ozu's first feature film with all-synchronous dialogue. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ikite wa mita keredo - Ozu Yasujirô den (1983) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
exploring universal themes, 7 October 2004
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Author: soren19b from Cleveland OH

It is a shame that this film is not available for wider viewing. I had the opportunity of seeing it at an Ozu retrospective in Cleveland. This film measures up to the other great classic Ozu films. The impact of Ozu's films works in much the same way as Japanese painting. There is great power in its open spaces and silences. They lend greater power to the words and emotions that are expressed. The dignity of the characters as they struggle with life is moving. Ozu is a master

of world cinema because he deals with themes of universal import and he does so with impeccable style. Especially noteworthy in this film is his effective use of music and sound. All in all, a very worthwhile experience

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