Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Only Son violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Only Son scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Only Son end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Only Son easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Only Son

Name: The Only Son
Genre: Drama
Released: 1936
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Chōko Iida, Shinichi Himori, Masao Hayama, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Produced by Shochiku

193687 min7.4 / 10

A quietly devastating portrait of maternal sacrifice and disappointed expectations, told through the estrangement between a rural mother and her struggling son in 1930s Tokyo.

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.

Clusters

Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness Coping With Grief Asian City Movies Spies And Invaders Family and Marriage Problems

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Parent Child Relationship Tokyo, Japan Poverty 1930s Mother Son Estrangement Disappointment Unexpected Visit Worried Mother Economic Struggle Success Vs. Failure Lack Of Fulfillment

Questions people ask

Is The Only Son sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Only Son violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is The Only Son scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does The Only Son end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Only Son easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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