Passing Fancy
Original title: Dekigokoro
1933 · 1 h 40 min
Yasujiro OzuCast
Takeshi Sakamoto Nobuko Fushimi 
Den Obinata 
Chōko Iida 
Tomio Aoki 
Reikō Tani
Credits
Written by: Tadao Ikeda
Plot
In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father falls for a young woman, and his son's world is shaken.
Sinekatalog’s take
Yasujiro Ozu's silent comedy-drama, with Takeshi Sakamoto and Tomio Aoki, is warm, funny and lovely, a key early Ozu.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,621 votes)
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