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The Only Son
1936 Japanese film about the sacrifices a widowed mother makes so her only son can get an education and become a great man. This is Ozu’s first non-silent film. It’s very sad and very well done. Paid a lot for the Criterion Collection DVD which, unfortunately, was transferred from a really bad print. Still glad I saw it and added it to my Ozu collection. **