The Only Son

A silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son's education up to a college level despite their poverty. Many years later, she travels to Tokyo to visit her son.

Chōko Iida

Tsune Nonomiya

Shinichi Himori

Ryosuke Ninomiya

Masao Hayama

Young Ryosuke

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Sugiko

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Otaka

Chishū Ryū

Professor Ookubo

Tomoko Naniwa

Ookubo's wife

Bakudan Kozo

Okubo's son

Tomio Aoki

Eiko Takamatsu

Jokou

Seiichi Katô

Kinjo no ko

Kazuo Kojima

Kimiko

Kiyoshi Seino

Matsumura, old man