The read
A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 85% of the 363 1930s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 26m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
66 audience votes
Key crew
- Yasujirō OzuDirector
- Tadao IkedaWriter
Cast
- Takeshi SakamotoKihachi
- Chōko IidaOtsune
- Kōji MitsuiShinkichi
- Emiko YagumoOtaka
- Yoshiko TsubouchiOtoki
- Tomio AokiTomio
- Reikō TaniTomio's Father
- Seiji NishimuraKichi
- Nagamasa YamadaMā kō
- Kiyoshi AonoSword trainer
- Mitsuru WakamiyaStation attendant
- Mariko AoyamaBarber's landlady
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Themes
revengefamily abandonmentmistresstrainunknown fathersilent filmaging actorpaternity revealedmale bondingfinancial ruinillegitimate sontheater troupe