15 September 1936 Drama 87 mins
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 Iida as Tsune Nonomiya
Shinichi Himori as Ryosuke Nonomiya
Masao Hayama as Young Ryosuke
Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Sugiko
Mitsuko Yoshikawa as Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour
Tomio Aoki as Tomibo, Otaka's son
Chishū Ryū as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
Tomoko Naniwa as Okubo's Wife
Bakudan Kozo as Okubo's Son
Eiko Takamatsu as Oshige
Seiichi Katô as Neighbor
Kazuo Kojima as Kimiko
Kiyoshi Seino as Matsumura
Yasujirō Ozu Story
Tadao Ikeda Adaptation
Yasujirō Ozu Director
Hideo Mohara Editor
Senji Itô Original Music Composer
Masao Arata Adaptation
Eiichi Hasegawa Editor
Taizô Saitô Costume Design
Toshimitsu Nakajima Gaffer
Hamao Negishi Assistant Director
Den Takayama Production Manager
Seiju Sakurai Lighting Technician
Yakichi Otani Set Designer
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Japan 15 September 1936
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