Drama ·Comedy · Japan · 1947 · 1h 12m

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

長屋紳士録

Record of a Tenement Gentleman poster
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Cast
Chōko Iida as Tane Hōhi Aoki as Kohei Mitsuko Yoshikawa as Kikuko Chishū Ryū as Tashiro Eitarō Ozawa as Father Reikichi Kawamura as Tamekichi
Crew
Yûharu Atsuta — Director of Photography Yoshi Sugihara — Editor Ichirō Saitō — Original Music Composer Yasujirō Ozu — Screenplay Tadao Ikeda — Screenplay Mitsuzô Kubo — Producer
Synopsis

A hard-hearted old woman in a bombed-out Tokyo neighborhood reluctantly takes in an abandoned boy, leading to a heartwarming bond between them.

Mood & Themes
fortune tellerwidowworking classtokyo, japanpost war japanlost childsimple pleasuresabandoned child
Key Collaborators
Yasujirō Ozu Director Yûharu Atsuta Director of Photography Yoshi Sugihara Editor Ichirō Saitō Original Music Composer Yasujirō Ozu Screenplay Tadao Ikeda Screenplay Mitsuzô Kubo Producer Taizô Saitô Costume Design
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