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Record of a Tenement Gentleman

A lost boy, separated from his carpenter father in Kudan, finds himself in Tokyo's outskirts, following Tashiro back to his tenement housing complex, where the boy hopes to find answers.

A young boy, separated from his carpenter father in Kudan, is taken in by Tashiro, a resident of a Tokyo tenement complex. Despite Tashiro's willingness to care for the boy, the tenement's head, Tamekichi, refuses to let him stay. The boy is then passed on to their neighbor, Tane, a widowed woman who treats him poorly. As Tane searches for the boy's father in Chigasaki, she discovers that he abandoned his son to find work. However, when there is a chance she may lose the boy forever, her attitude towards him undergoes a dramatic shift.

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Info about Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Studio(s): Shochiku

Originally Released: United States, May 20, 1947

Production Country: Japan

Genres:Drama