The Record of a Tenement Gentleman

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The Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu
Written by Tadao Ikeda
Yasujiro Ozu
Starring Chouko Iida
Hohi Aoki
Cinematography Yuuharu Atsuta
Distributed by Shochiku
Release date(s) May 20, 1947
Running time 72 min.
Language Japanese
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The Record of a Tenement Gentleman (Original title: Nagaya shinshiroku) is a Japanese film written and directed by Yasujiro Ozu in 1947. The film was Ozu's first after World War II and his longest production drought of five years.

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A man finds a lost boy (Hohi Aoki) in a war-torn village and brings him to his tenement. He tries to find someone to take care for him but no-one accepts the responsibility. The child eventually ends up with a sour widow Tané (Chouko Iida), despite her refusal. Their relationship doesn't develop well as Tané has no interest in being a mother again. After the boy disappears Tané realizes that she likes having him around after all.

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