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DEKIGOKORO (Original title)PASSING FANCY (Alternative title)
Date: 1933 (Copyright)

Country: Japan

Director: Yasujirō Ozu

Production company billing: ©1933. Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Synopsis: A day-labourer falls for a young woman but she harbours feelings for his best friend. When the labourer's son falls ill and he has to pay a hefty hospital bill, his friend takes a job to help him out.

Genre:
Drama
Releases
Date: 07 September 1933Country: JapanRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SilentRuntime: 101 mins Length: 2759 MetresLanguage: Japanese

Credits (17)
©: Shochiku Co. Ltd., Production Company: Shochiku Co. Ltd., Assistant Director: Akira Kiyosuke, Assistant Director: Kenkichi Hara, Screenplay: Tadao Ikeda, Based on an idea by: James Maki, Director of Photography: Shojiro Sugimoto, Lighting: Toshimitsu Nakajima, Camera Assistant: Hiroyuki Nagaoka, Camera Assistant: Hideo Hoshii, Editor: Kazuo Ishikawa, Art Director: Yoneichi Wakita, Set Designer: Yakichi Otani, Set Decorator: Takeshi Hoshino, Costumes: Beni Saito, Studio: Shochiku Kamata
Cast (10)
Takeshi Sakamoto (Kihachi Kimura), Nobuko Fushimi (Harue), Den Obinata (Jiro), Chôko Iida (Otome, café owner), Tokkan Kozo (Tomio, Kimura's son), Reiko Tani (barber), Seiji Nishimura, Seiichi Kato, Nagamasa Yamada (.), Chishu Ryu ([man on boat])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (2)
In: Sight and Sound v18 n7 July 2008  Pages: 89-90
Title: Reviews: Silent Ozu: Three Family ComediesAuthor: CHARITY, Tom Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: DVD reviews for: TÔKYÔ NO GASSHÔ, UMARETE WA MITA KEREDO and DEKIGOKORO.

In:   Pages: 217-218
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Book library.


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 3597 FeetBFI identifier: C-40458
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status