The Only Son (1936)
DVDRip | MKV | 640 x 480 | x264 @ 1800 Kbps | 82 min | 1,33 Gb
Audio: Japanese AC3 1.0 @ 384 Kbps | Subtitles: English (embedded)
Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 640 x 480 | x264 @ 1800 Kbps | 82 min | 1,33 Gb
Audio: Japanese AC3 1.0 @ 384 Kbps | Subtitles: English (embedded)
Genre: Drama
Yasujiro Ozu’s first talkie, the uncommonly poignant The Only Son is among the Japanese director’s greatest works. In its simple story about a good-natured mother who gives up everything to ensure her son’s education and future, Ozu touches on universal themes of sacrifice, family, love, and disappointment. Spanning many years, The Only Son is a family portrait in miniature, shot and edited with its maker’s customary exquisite control.
This film starkly depicts both rural and urban poverty in depression-era Japan. It examines the impact that the national delusion that "education will allow everyone to get ahead" had on the lives of ordinary people. He shows that, in reality, people found that getting an education got them "nowhere". The film does not deal with abstractions, but real people, who face individualized dilemmas. The performances are exceptional, especially that of Choko Iida – as a mother who gives up everything to let her only son pursue higher education – only to find that her son is mired in near-poverty, instead of being a big success in Tokyo.IMDB Reviewer
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