A rural widow sends her only son to Tokyo to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him and finds he has become a night school teacher struggling to support his wife and son.
Direction
Ozu's low-angle tatami shots invent visual poetry
Acting
Iida's face contains multitudes of maternal resignation
Writing
Dialogue so spare you'll feel the silences physically
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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