Japan Synopsis
一人息子
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Only Son. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shochiku
The 1930s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1930s in Japan, 22 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Only Son premiered alongside 1 others.
Position in Catalog
The 24th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
76 audience reviews — more than 72% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (72th percentile) outruns trending popularity (43th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,219 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #530 of 1,933 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | September 15, 1936 |
| IMDb | tt0027752 |