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Summary:

This timeless classic follows the hilarious misadventures of an abandoned child who picks an unwilling surrogate mother. Although the little boy's chronic bedwetting threatens to ruin their relationship, ultimately the hardened, childless woman realizes her life is richer and sweeter because of the child.

Contributors:

Ozu, Yasujirō, 1903-1963

New Yorker Video (Firm)

Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

Item content: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Related Series:

Japanese masters

Subjects:

Japanese language films

Families in motion pictures

Genres:

Foreign language films

Comedy films

Comedy films — Japan

Feature films

Feature films — Japan

System Details:

VHS.

Performers:

Cast: Choko Iida, Hohi Aoki, Eitaro Ozawa and Chishu Ryn.

Production Credits:

Directed by Yasujiro Ozu ; Screenplay by Yasujiro Ozu and Tadao Ikeda ; Cinematography by Takaharu Atsuta ; Executive produced by Kozu Kubo.

General Notes:

In Japanese with English subtitles.
Title on videocassette box: Yasujiro Ozu's Record of a tenement gentleman.
Originally produced as motion picture in 1947.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (72 min.) : sound, black & white. ; 1/2 in.

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; mono

Video Characteristics:

VHS; NTSC

Call Numbers:

MV 3272

ISBNs:

1567300995

OCLC Numbers:

33326648