A Straightforward Boy (1929)

Original title

突貫小僧

Directed by

Yasujirō Ozu

Genre

silent film

Country

Japan

Runtime

14 min

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young boy is taken by a kidnapper who quickly regrets his choice. The boy proves to be more trouble than the ransom is worth.

silentplayfullightheartedquickmischievoussimplecomical

What happens

Le Galopin (突貫小僧, Tokkan kozō) est un court-métrage muet japonais de Yasujirō Ozu sorti en 1929, d'après la nouvelle The Ransom of Red Chief d'O. Henry. Longtemps considéré comme perdu, une version remontée du film d'une durée de quinze minutes a été retrouvée en 1988 au format Pathé-Baby. En 2016, une seconde copie partielle est découverte comprenant huit minutes inédites, permettant au laboratoire de restauration numérique de l'Université de Rochester d'élaborer une copie d'une durée de vingt-deux minutes au format Digital Cinema Package. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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