An Ode to Parents and Children: Photographer Bruce Osborn’s “Oyako” Family Portrait Project

Parent: Nomura Mansaku, kyōgen stage actor. Child: Nomura Mansai, Kyōgen stage actor. 

Parent: Kagenaka Taijun, Buddhist monk. Child: Kagenaka Akira, Buddhist monk.

Parent: Watanabe Sōgetsu, tea ceremony instructor. Child: Mitsui Keiko, tea ceremony instructor.

Parent: Kida Mitsunari, former sumō wrestler and restaurant owner. Child: Kida Tsuyoshi, preschool student and future sumō wrestler.

Parent: Ichikawa Danjurō, kabuki actor. Child: Ichikawa Shinnosuke, kabuki actor.

Parents: Ōwada Mitsuaki, tattooist, and Akie, housewife. Child: Ōwada Keiko, elementary school student.

Parent: Koike Takeshi, farmer. Child: Koike Yoshihisa, policeman.

Parent: Sheena, rock musician. Child: Ayukawa Junko, high school student.

Parent: Nakano Yae, housewife. Child: Nakano Shigeru, musician.

Parent: Yamada Jisaku, sushi chef. Child: Yamada Eiichi, sushi chef.

Parent: Suzuki Katsuji, carpenter. Child: Suzuki Katsuo, junior high school student.

Parent: Nakamura Yūjirō, theater group leader. Child: Matsumoto Rika, acting school student.