# The Only Son (1936) — on MUBI?

- **Director:** Yasujirô Ozu
- **Cast:** Chōko Iida, Shinichi Himori, Masao Hayama, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, Mitsuko Yoshikawa
- **Genres:** Drama
- **Runtime:** 83 min
- **MUBI rating:** 8.5/10 (849 ratings)

## Available on MUBI in
- 🇹🇷 Turkey — until March 31

## Also streaming on
- 🇯🇵 Japan: Amazon Prime Video

## 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.

Watch on MUBI: https://mubi.com/films/the-only-son

Page: https://mubimap.com/film/the-only-son/ · Data: MUBI catalog (42 countries) + TMDB · Updated 2026-09-10