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A Hero Of Tokyo (1935)

A Hero Of Tokyo poster
Original title
東京の英雄
Directed by
Hiroshi Shimizu
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 01m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1930s Tokyo, a blended family goes through happy and sad everyday events. It shows their struggles and relationships as middle-class people in the city.

melancholicgroundedfamily-dramabittersweetobservationalpoignantmodestly-paced

What happens

Un eroe di Tokyo (東京の英雄, Tōkyō no eiyū) è un film del 1935 diretto da Hiroshi Shimizu. Melodramma mescolato con il genere shōshimin-eiga (genere realista incentrato sulle vite quotidiane di persone della classe media) in cui si seguono le vicende, anche tragiche, di una famiglia composita nella Tokyo degli anni '30. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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