| The Record of a Tenement Gentleman | |
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| 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. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Record of a Tenement Gentleman (長屋紳士録 Nagaya shinshiroku, A Who's Who of the Tenement) 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.
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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