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 Otane 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

An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board.

Mood & Themes
fortune tellerwidowworking classtokyo, japanorphanchildhood friendspost war japanlost childsimple pleasures
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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