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JAPAN · 1947

Record Of A Tenement Gentleman

Yasujiro Ozu
Japanese Golden Age found family urban poverty post-war Japan generational bonds redemption through compassion
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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.

Year1947
CountryJapan
DirectorYasujiro Ozu
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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