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The Lady and the Beard (1931) Yasujirô Ozu, Tokihiko Okada, Hiroko Kawasaki, Chôko Iida
A bearded kendo champion has difficulties in life because of his conservative ways and his unusual beard. Read More »
An Inn in Tokyo (1935) Yasujirô Ozu, Takeshi Sakamoto, Yoshiko Okada, Chôko Iida, Drama
Unemployed Kihachi and his two sons struggle to make ends meet. But that doesn’t keep Kihachi from wooing single mother Otaka. Read More »
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) Yasujirô Ozu, Takeshi Sakamoto, Chôko Iida, Kôji Mitsui, Drama
A troupe of actors comes to town, short on funds and bedeviled by bad weather, so they can’t put on shows. Read More »
Record Of A Tenement Gentleman (1947)
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. Read More »
Hitori Musuko / Le Fils Unique (1936) Yasujirô Ozu, Chôko Iida, Shin’ichi Himori, Masao Hayama, Comedy, Drama
The film starts in the rural town of Shinshu in 1923. A widow, Tsune (O-Tsune) Nonomiya (Choko Iida), works hard at a silk production factory to provide for her only son, Ryosuke. When Ryosuke’s teacher Okubo (Chishu Ryu) persuades her to let her son continue to study beyond elementary school, she decides to support her son’s education even until college. Her son promises to become a great man…
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