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A Straightforward Boy is a japonais film of genre Comedy directed by Yasujirō Ozu with Tomio Aoki
A Straightforward Boy (1929)
Tokkan kozō
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Add to a movie listLe Galopin (突貫小僧, Tokkan kozō) est un court-métrage muet japonais de Yasujirō Ozu sorti en 1929, d'après la nouvelle The Ransom of Red Chief d'O. Henry.
Longtemps considéré comme perdu, une version remontée du film d'une durée de 15 minutes a été retrouvée en 1988 au format Pathé-Baby.
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Bunkichi kidnappe Tetsubo, un jeune garçon et l'emmène à son boss Gontora, mais Tetsubo se révèle être incontrôlable et cause les pires ennuis à ses deux ravisseurs.Actors
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, 1h40Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about children
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Rating78%
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, 1h5Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
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, 1h15Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
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, 1h29Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
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, 1h20Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
Origin Japon
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Kihachi (Takeshi Sakamoto) wanders around the industrial flatlands of Tokyo's Koto district with his two young sons, Zenko (Tokkan Kozo) and Masako (Takayuki Suematsu), looking for work. Unable to find a job, Kihachi relies on his sons to catch stray dogs for the reward money, but Zenko wastes the bounty buying himself a much-desired officer's cap. Later, the brothers quarrel and lose the family's bundle. Kihachi tells them that they no longer have enough money to pay for both a meal and a bed for the night. They choose a meal. At a cafe they meet Kihachi's old friend, Otsune (Choko Iida), who finds Kihachi a job and allows the family to rent a room at the cafe.
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Origin Japon
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, 1h30Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
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, 1h5Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Crime
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