A widow sends her only son away to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him, finding him a poor school teacher with a wife and son.
You should absolutely watch The Only Son tonight if you like quiet stories that make your chest feel heavy. But please, skip it if you need explosions or characters who actually explain their feelings.This is Yasujiro Ozu’s first sound film, and man, he really knew how to make silence feel incredibly loud. 😢The Plot i...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Yasujirō Ozu
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"You should absolutely watch The Only Son tonight if you like quiet stories that make your chest feel heavy. But please, skip it if you need explosions or characters who actually explain their feelings.This is Yasujiro Ozu’s first sound film, and man, he really knew how to make silence feel incredibly loud. 😢The Plot is Simple (and Hurts)The story starts in 1923 with a poor widow working her fingers to the bone in a silk factory. She decides to send her only son to Tokyo so he can become a great..."
Seiichi Katō
Yasujirō Ozu, Tadao Ikeda, Masao Arata
Japan
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