Yasujirō Ozu — Director (17)
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Walk Cheerfully (1930)
朗かに歩め IMDb TMDB
Yasujirō Ozu actor: Minoru Takada / Hiroko Kawasaki …
other title: Passeggiate allegramente! / Va d'un pas léger …
Raucous small-time thief Kenji falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, but when she finds out what kind of guy he really is, she leaves him until he proves to be honest. Kenji soon finds it's not so easy to get rid of one's past.
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The Munekata Sisters (1950)
宗方姉妹 IMDb TMDB
Yasujirō Ozu actor: Kinuyo Tanaka / Hideko Takamine …
other title: Le sorelle Munekata / As Irmãs Munekata …
Setsuko is in an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed, alcoholic engineer. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. But now he's back and Mariko tries to reunite them, although she too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
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I Graduated, But... (1929)
大学は出たけれど WikiData IMDb TMDB
Yasujirō Ozu actor: Minoru Takada / Kinuyo Tanaka …
other title: J'ai été diplômé, mais… / Me he graduado, pero... …
Tetsuo Nomoto, a young college graduate tries to find a decent job by himself. Later on, he will marry his girlfriend, Machiko, whom he hides the fact that he has no job. Hardships come quickly, which forces Machiko to find a job in a bar.
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I Was Born, But... (1932)
大人の見る繪本 生れてはみたけれど
Yasujirō Ozu actor: Tatsuo Saitō / Tomio Aoki …
other title: Sono nato, ma... / Gosses De Tokyo …
Brothers Keiji and Ryoichi move to a new neighborhood in the Tokyo suburbs after their father, an office clerk, is promoted. The boys join the local gang as lowly new kids and emerge as natural leaders after defeating a bully. While visiting the home of their father's boss, the brothers witness the ridicule their father endures to please his superior. Angry and embarrassed, the boys find their naive ideas about power being challenged.