Record of a Tenement Gentleman Page #4

Synopsis: In post-war Japan, a man brings a lost boy to his tenement. No one wants to take the child for even one night; finally, a sour widow, Tané, does. The next day, complaining, she takes the boy to his neighborhood and finds his father has gone to Tokyo; it seems the boy has been abandoned. Tané wants to leave him there, but he follows her home. The next morning he disappears fearing a scolding after wetting the bed. Tané realizes she likes having him there, searches for him, and keeps him when he's found that night. Within days, she considers him her son.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Yasujirô Ozu
Production: Criterion Collection
 
IMDB:
7.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
Year:
1947
72 min
50 Views


It just makes me cry.

Father's not a bad guy

he's very polite, too

He's sort of dignified

and got a gentle heart

Really? I'm glad to hear that

The kid is just a kid

Once he sees his Dad's face,

he's totally forgotten

all the butts and nails here

Is that so?

A father and a son, it's very nice

I'm happy

I wish I had pampered him a lot more

I regret picking on that innocent boy

like I did.

Come to think of it, our feelings

have changed a lot

Being selfish like we are now, won't do

Like pushing people away

to get on the train.

Eating our fill, ignoring others

who are starving.

We worry too much about our own lives

What you're saying is right

I realize it now

Children are marvelous

I only had him for a week

but he really made me think

I wish I could have lived with him longer

Tell me, Tashiro,

Can't I have a baby any more?

You? It'll be awkward

if you have a baby.

You're a widow

Oh, no, I mean, adopt one

or pick one up.

Then, it's possible

I got this urge, I want a child

Yes, a child is a wonder

Will you read my palm? If I can or not

Born in the year of the Wild Boar?

Yes

Then, go in that direction

Which direction is that?

Hongo or Shitaya area

Shitaya? Near Ueno park?

Saigo's statue is in Ueno

You'd better look around there

Near the statue of Saigo

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Tadao Ikeda

Tadao Ikeda (池田忠雄, Ikeda Tadao) (5 February 1905 - 5 May 1964) was a Japanese screenwriter and film director. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined the Shochiku studio and came to prominence writing screenplays for such directors as Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, and Yasujirō Shimazu. He also directed a few films. more…

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