Passing Fancy
1933 · Movie · 101 min · ★ 6.6 · 68% critics
In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling single father tries to get by while raising his young son and working a tough job. When he helps a homeless young woman find shelter and work at a neighborhood bar, everyday tensions, pride, and responsibility collide, testing the bonds of a small working-class community.
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Details
- Original title
- 出来ごころ
- Years
- 1933
- Release date
- 1933-09-07
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (29 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, funny-then-moving working-class family story with everyday struggles and small acts of kindness; Not for you if you need fast plots or big drama like Dragnet Girl.
Pros: tender father-son focus; quiet humor and heart | Cons: slow, low-stakes pacing; uneven ending; romance thread drags
Cast & crew
Takeshi Sakamoto
as Kihachi
Tomio Aoki
as Tomio
Nobuko Fushimi
as Harue
Den Obinata
as Jiro
Chōko Iida
as Otome
Reikō Tani
as Barber
Seiji Nishimura
as Professor
- SK
Seiichi Katô
as Tomio's Classmate
- RI
Ryūji Ishiyama
as Factory Owner
Chishū Ryū
as Man on Boat
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu