The Only Son

September. 15,1936      
Rating:
7.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Chōko Iida as  Tsune Nonomiya
Shinichi Himori as  Ryosuke Ninomiya
Masao Hayama as  Young Ryosuke
Yoshiko Tsubouchi as  Sugiko
Mitsuko Yoshikawa as  Otaka
Chishū Ryū as  Teacher Okubo
Tomoko Naniwa as  Okubo's Wife
Tomio Aoki as  Tomio
Eiko Takamatsu as  Jokou

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