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The Only Son

1936 · 87 min

A quiet, tenderly observed story of parental sacrifice and quiet disappointment that lingers with gentle sadness.

Directed by: Yasujirō Ozu
Genres: Drama
Starring: Chōko Iida, Shinichi Himori, Masao Hayama

Overview: 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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Directed by: Yasujirō Ozu
Genres: Drama
Starring: Chōko Iida, Shinichi Himori, Masao Hayama

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
family
class
grief
identity
Places: big city
small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Yasujirō Ozu
Starring: Chōko Iida, Shinichi Himori, Masao Hayama, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Tomio Aoki, Chishū Ryū, Tomoko Naniwa
Music: Senji Ito
Cinematography: Shôjirô Sugimoto
Runtime: 87 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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