IMDb
7.7 /10
5k votes


Drama · 1936 · 1h 27min
一人息子
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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ShochikuTHE ONLY SON (Hitori musuko), 1936· Clip
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IMDb
7.7 /10
5k votes
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TMDB
7.4 /10
115 votes
Letterboxd
8.0 /10
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Weighted average
7.7/10