Still from A Straightforward Boy — A Straightforward Boy (1929) — Yasujirō OzuPhotographed by Hiroshi Nomura

Yasujirō Ozu

A Straightforward Boy

Name: A Straightforward Boy
Genre: Crime, Comedy, Shorts, Silent
Released: 1929
Duration: 14 min

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Japan / Japanese / 1929 / 14m

Crime Comedy Shorts Silent

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Synopsis

A kidnapped boy proves to be more than his abductor can handle in this fragment, presented without a score, from a film whose full version has been lost.

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Directed by Yasujiro Ozu
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Credits

Crew

DirectorYasujirō Ozu

WriterTadao Ikeda

CinematographerHiroshi Nomura

Cast

Tatsuo Saitōas Bunkichi

Tomio Aokias Tetsubo

Takeshi Sakamoto

as Boss Gontora

Double Feature

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I Was Born, But . . .1932

Both directed by Yasujirō Ozu, and both starring Takeshi Sakamoto, Tatsuo Saitō and Tomio Aoki

Or

An Inn in Tokyo1935Both directed by Yasujirō Ozu, and both starring Takeshi Sakamoto and Tomio Aoki
What Did the Lady Forget?1937Both directed by Yasujirō Ozu, and both starring Takeshi Sakamoto and Tatsuo Saitō