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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.
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Chōko IidaTsune Nonomiya
Shinichi HimoriRyosuke Nonomiya
Masao HayamaYoung Ryosuke
Yoshiko TsubouchiSugiko
Mitsuko YoshikawaOtaka, Ryosuke's neighbour
Tomio AokiTomibo, Otaka's son
Chishū RyūOkubo, Ryosuke's teacher
Tomoko NaniwaOkubo's Wife| Platform | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb4,168 votes | 7.7 | 7 pts |
| Rotten Tomatoes | not available | skipped |
| Metacritic | not available | skipped |
| Letterboxd | not available | skipped |
Scores from IMDb. Updated weekly.
4,168 votes across 1 platformThe Only Son (1936) has a Lantern Score of 7.7, from IMDb 7.7. Stream it in the US on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.