The read
A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 86% of the 420 1940s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
A hard-hearted old woman in a bombed-out Tokyo neighborhood reluctantly takes in an abandoned boy, leading to a heartwarming bond between them.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
64 audience votes
Key crew
- Yasujirō OzuDirector
- Ichirō SaitōOriginal Music Composer
- Tadao IkedaScreenplay
- Yasujirō OzuScreenplay
Cast
- Chōko IidaTane
- Hōhi AokiKohei
- Mitsuko YoshikawaKikuko
- Chishū RyūTashiro
- Eitarō OzawaFather
- Reikichi KawamuraTamekichi
- Hideko MimuraOkiku
- Takeshi SakamotoKawayoshi
- Eiko TakamatsuTome
- Taiji TonoyamaPhotographer
- Seiji NishimuraKashiwaya
- Yoshino TaniWife
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Themes
fortune tellerwidowworking classtokyo, japanpost war japanlost childsimple pleasuresabandoned childshōwa era (1926-89)