Movies Like The Only Son

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947·1h 12m·★ 7.7·Yasujirō Ozu

4 shared cast incl. Chōko Iida & Mitsuko YoshikawaDir. Yasujirō OzuFans also liked

A Story of Floating Weeds

1934·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Chōko Iida & Yoshiko TsubouchiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

An Inn in Tokyo

1935·1h 20m·★ 7.4·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Chōko Iida & Chishū RyūDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Passing Fancy

1933·1h 41m·★ 7.2·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Tomio Aoki & Chōko IidaDir. Yasujirō Ozu

What Did the Lady Forget?

1937·1h 11m·★ 7.0·Yasujirō Ozu

4 shared cast incl. Chōko Iida & Mitsuko YoshikawaDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Days of Youth

1929·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Chōko Iida & Shinichi HimoriDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Late Spring

1949·1h 48m·★ 8.2·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Chishū Ryū & Yoshiko TsubouchiDir. Yasujirō OzuFans also liked

A Hen in the Wind

1948·1h 24m·★ 7.4·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Chishū Ryū & Eiko TakamatsuDir. Yasujirō OzuFans also liked

There Was a Father

1942·1h 33m·★ 7.5·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Chishū Ryū & Shinichi HimoriDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1941·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Mitsuko Yoshikawa & Yoshiko TsubouchiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

1932·1h 26m·★ 6.9·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Chishū Ryū & Chōko IidaDir. Yasujirō Ozu

The Lady and the Beard

1931·1h 15m·★ 6.4·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Chōko Iida & Mitsuko YoshikawaDir. Yasujirō Ozu

I Graduated, But...

1929·11m·★ 6.3·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Shinichi Himori & Chōko IidaDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Fighting Friends

1929·15m·★ 6.0·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Eiko Takamatsu & Tomoko NaniwaDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Tokyo Story

1953·2h 17m·★ 8.1·Yasujirō Ozu

Fans also likedStarring Chishū RyūDir. Yasujirō Ozu

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952·1h 56m·★ 7.6·Yasujirō Ozu

Fans also likedStarring Chishū RyūDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Equinox Flower

1958·1h 58m·★ 7.8·Yasujirō Ozu

Fans also likedStarring Chishū RyūDir. Yasujirō Ozu

The End of Summer

1961·1h 43m·★ 7.7·Yasujirō Ozu

Fans also likedDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974·1h 33m·★ 8.0·Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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