1933
Comedy | Drama
Japan | Japanese | Black & White | 01:41
| 1. | I Was Born, But... | 1932 |
| 2. | Passing Fancy | 1933 |
| 3. | Tokyo Chorus | 1931 |
The first of many films featuring the endearing single-dad Kihachi (played wonderfully by Takeshi Sakamoto), Passing Fancy is a humorous and heartfelt study of a close, if fraught, father-son relationship. With an ever more sophisticated visual style and understanding of fragile human relationships, Ozu seamlessly weaves rib-tickling comedy and weighty family drama for this distinguished precursor to a brilliant career.
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Takeshi Sakamoto | Kihachi |
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Nobuko Fushimi | Harue |
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Den Ohinata | Jiro |
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Choko Iida | Otome |
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Tomio Aoki | Tomio |
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Reiko Tani | Barber |
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Seiji Nishimura | |
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Seiichi Kato | |
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Chishu Ryu | Man on boat |
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Hideo Sugawara | Boy Taunting Tomio |
| Director | Yasujiro Ozu |
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| Writer | Tadao Ikeda, Yasujiro Ozu | |
| Photography | Hideo Shigehara, Shôjirô Sugimoto | |
| Edition | Criterion Eclipse |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Regions | 1 |