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.
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| Writing | Yasujirō Ozu | Story |
| Writing | Tadao Ikeda | Adaptation |
| Directing | Yasujirō Ozu | Director |
| Writing | Masao Arata | Adaptation |
| Sound | Senji Itô | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Eiichi Hasegawa | Editor |
| Editing | Hideo Mohara | Editor |
| Camera | Shôjirô Sugimoto | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hidesaburô Fujioka | Title Designer |
| Directing | Naoji Shimomura | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Toshimitsu Nakajima | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Yûharu Atsuta | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Seiju Sakurai | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Hitoshi Unozawa | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Rokusaburô Saitô | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Yakichi Otani | Set Designer |
| Directing | Nobuo Nishikawa | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hamao Negishi | Assistant Director |
| Production | Den Takayama | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yû Kishimura | Hair Setup |
| Costume & Make-Up | Taizô Saitô | Costume Design |
