Mr. Thank You (1936)

Original title

有りがたうさん

Directed by

Hiroshi Shimizu

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 16m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1930s Japan, a bus driver known as Mr. Thank You takes passengers through rural towns. The film follows their interactions and the everyday kindnesses they share along the way.

bittersweetwarmnostalgicgentlehumanisticobservationalold-fashionedearthyroad-trip

What happens

Mr. Thank You (有りがたうさん, Arigatō-san) is a 1936 Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Hiroshi Shimizu. It is based on a short story by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Yasunari Kawabata, and noted for its portrayal of depression-era Japan and its location shooting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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