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The Only Son/There Was a Father: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu

1936Directed by Yasujiro Ozu

This set pairs two rarely seen early works by Yasujiro Ozu that frame a pivotal stretch of Japanese history. The Only Son (1936), the director's first sound film, follows a provincial mother who sacrifices everything for her son's education only to confront his diminished prospects in Tokyo, while There Was a Father…

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