The Only Son (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3
Ida Choko (Actor)
| Hayama Masao (Actor)
| Tsubouchi Yoshiko (Actor)
| Ozu Yasujiro (Director)
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Kevin Kennedy
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February 18, 2008
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February 18, 2008
Great Expectations, Ozu-style
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Director Ozu Yasujiro's "The Only Son" tells of a mother who struggles in a nightmarish factory job in order to earn money to send her son to high school. Years go by, the son has moved to Tokyo, and the mother comes to visit. Unbeknownst to her, the son has married, has an infant child, lives in a dumpy industrial wasteland, and has managed to attain only a low-paying job as a night school geometry teacher. The son is ashamed of his lack of success; his mother is appalled at his defeatist attitude. She wonders whether all of her sacrifices have been in vain. Somehow, out of this dark setting, Ozu manages to find a ray of hope, but I'm not sure even he believed in it. This was Ozu's first talkie and perhaps his most manipulative and melodramatic film. Both the sound and picture quality of this print are inconsistent. Ozu fans will want to see this milestone in the director's career. |
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