Directed by Yasujiro Ozu • 1930 • Japan
In Yasujiro Ozu's WALK CHEERFULLY, which gracefully combines elements of the relationship drama and the gangster story, small-time hood Kenji, a.k.a. Ken the Knife, wants to go straight for good girl Yasue but finds that starting over isn't as simple as it sounds. This was the Japanese master's first true homage to American crime movies, and it is a fleetly told, expressively shot work of humor and emotional depth.
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Directed by Yasujiro Ozu • 1931 • Japan
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Tokyo Chorus
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu • 1931 • Japan
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I Was Born, But . . .
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu • 1932 • Japan
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