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.
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
JP
