Is Record of a Tenement Gentleman violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Record of a Tenement Gentleman easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Record of a Tenement Gentleman scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Record of a Tenement Gentleman end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Record of a Tenement Gentleman sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Name: Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1947
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Chōko Iida, Hōhi Aoki, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Chishū Ryū, Eitarō Ozawa

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Produced by Shochiku

194772 min7.2 / 10

A tender, gently comedic portrait of an unlikely bond between a hardened widow and an abandoned child in post-war Tokyo, grounded in working-class resilience and simple human kindness.

A hard-hearted old woman in a bombed-out Tokyo neighborhood reluctantly takes in an abandoned boy, leading to a heartwarming bond between them.

Clusters

Heartwarming Family Friendships East Asian History & Culture Leisure and Entertainment Venues Kids In Danger Asian City Movies

Genres

Drama Comedy

Keywords

Fortune Teller Widow Working Class Tokyo, Japan Post War Japan Lost Child Simple Pleasures Abandoned Child Shōwa Era (1926-89)

Questions people ask

Is Record of a Tenement Gentleman violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Record of a Tenement Gentleman easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is Record of a Tenement Gentleman scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does Record of a Tenement Gentleman end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Record of a Tenement Gentleman sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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