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Playing as part of Academy's spotlight on Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu, playing May 18-23.75 mins | Rated PG | Classic
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu | Starring Chōko Iida, Hōhi Aoki, Eitaro Ozawa, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Reikichi Kawamura
In post-war Japan, with everything still needing to be rebuilt, a lost little boy suddenly appears in a Tokyo neighbourhood. An adult will have to take care of him, but whom? Chance will decide…but the dice are loaded. As a result, Tane, a cantankerous widow, is forced to take care of the boy. Truth be told, she’s mostly trying to get rid of him. But once they become acquainted, she ends up becoming attached to him.
NAGAYA SHINSHIROKU (RECORD OF A TENEMENT GENTLEMAN) is a bittersweet tale. Selfishness rubs up against tenderness, without pathos, with well-felt comic touches. Themes dear to Ozu recur in this film, those of fragmented families, all against the backdrop of post-war reconstruction and the emerging cultural influence of the United States.
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Academy Cinemas, 44 Lorne St, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand,Auckland, New Zealand
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