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Tôkyô no koibito (1952)

Tôkyô no koibito poster
Original title
東京の恋人
Directed by
Yasuki Chiba
Genre
comedy drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After the war, a group of neighbors in a poor Tokyo district help each other out as they try to make a living. One works as a street portrait artist, others shine shoes, and another works as a prostitute.

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What happens

est un film japonais réalisé par Yasuki Chiba, sorti en 1952. Aux lendemains de la guerre, des habitants d'un quartier pauvre de Tokyo s'entre-aident et se serrent les coudes pour gagner leur vie en allant travailler tous les jours à Ginza, Yuki est portraitiste de rue, Shōtarō, Chūkichi et Daisuke sont cireurs de chaussures, Harumi est prostituée. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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