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A Straightforward Boy

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14m
Comedy, Crime
Starring Tatsuo Saitō · Tomio Aoki · Takeshi Sakamoto
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A kidnapped boy proves to be more than his abductor can handle.

Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Writers
Chuji Nozu, Tadao Ikeda
Studio
Shochiku
Original Title
突貫小僧
Original Language
Japanese
Keywords
kidnapping child in peril black and white silent film child kidnapping partially lost film
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Tatsuo Saitō
Bunkichi
T
Tomio Aoki
Tetsubo
T
Takeshi Sakamoto
Boss Gontora

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