Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)

A hard-hearted old woman in a bombed-out Tokyo neighborhood reluctantly takes in an abandoned boy, leading to a heartwarming bond between them.

Director

Yasujirō Ozu

Writers

Tadao Ikeda, Yasujirō Ozu

Themesabandoned childfortune tellerlost childpost war japanshōwa era (1926-89)simple pleasurestokyo, japanwidowworking class