JAPAN · 1933

Passing Fancy

Yasujiro Ozu
Japanese Golden Age poverty and economic hardship single parenthood social compassion class struggle urban life in depression-era Japan
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In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a homeless young lady and convinces a bar owner to take her in.

Year1933
CountryJapan
DirectorYasujiro Ozu
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