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Passing Fancy (1933) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language
1933 · 101 mins · Japanese
Directed by
Yasujirô Ozu
Starring
Chishû Ryû, Seiji Nishimura, Tomio Aoki, Takeshi Sakamoto, Den Obinata, Ryūji Ishiyama

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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