The read
A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10. It runs a compact 1h 27m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
123 audience votes
Key crew
- Yasujirō OzuDirector
- Senji ItoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chōko IidaTsune Nonomiya
- Shinichi HimoriRyosuke Nonomiya
- Masao HayamaYoung Ryosuke
- Yoshiko TsubouchiSugiko
- Mitsuko YoshikawaOtaka, Ryosuke's neighbour
- Tomio AokiTomibo, Otaka's son
- Chishū RyūOkubo, Ryosuke's teacher
- Tomoko NaniwaOkubo's Wife
- Bakudan KozoOkubo's Son
- Eiko TakamatsuOshige
- Seiichi KatôNeighbor
- Kazuo KojimaKimiko
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Themes
parent child relationshiptokyo, japanpoverty1930smother son estrangementdisappointmentunexpected visitworried mothereconomic strugglesuccess vs. failurelack of fulfillment