Passing Fancy
In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a homeless young lady and convinces a bar owner to take her in.
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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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- Director
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Starring
- Takeshi Sakamoto, Tomio Aoki, Nobuko Fushimi, Den Obinata, Chōko Iida, Reikō Tani, Seiji Nishimura, Seiichi Katô
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