Passing Fancy
7.2
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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Cast
11 people
Takeshi Sakamoto
Kihachi
Known for
A Story of Floating Weeds
I Was Born, But...
Tomio Aoki
Tomio
Known for
I Was Born, But...
The Only Son
Nobuko Fushimi
Harue
Known for
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Den Obinata
Jiro
Also in
A Mother Should Be Loved
Young People
Chōko Iida
Otome
Known for
The Only Son
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Reikō Tani
Barber
Known for
A Story of Floating Weeds
There Was a Father
Seiji Nishimura
Professor
Known for
I Was Born, But...
There Was a Father
Seiichi Katô
Tomio's Classmate
Known for
I Was Born, But...
The Only Son
Ryūji Ishiyama
Factory Owner
Also in
Mr. Thank You
The Golden Demon
Chishū Ryū
Man on Boat
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Hideo Sugawara
Boy Taunting Tomio
Known for
I Was Born, But...
Yasujirō Ozu Director · Tadao Ikeda Writer Kazuo Ishikawa Editor
First release September 7, 1933 · Produced in Japan · Languages Japanese, No dialogue
Production
Shochiku
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Japan
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Languages
Original title
出来ごころ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese · No dialogue
Release dates
Japan · September 7, 1933
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No release date listed for United States.
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