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Tokkan kozô

  • 19291929
  • 38m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Tokkan kozô (1929)
ShortComedy
A kidnapped boy proves to be more than his abductor can handle.A kidnapped boy proves to be more than his abductor can handle.A kidnapped boy proves to be more than his abductor can handle.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
563
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
153,900
133,909
  • Director
    • Yasujirô Ozu
  • Writers
    • O. Henry(story "The Ransom of Red Chief")
    • Tadao Ikeda
    • Chuji Nozu(story)
  • Stars
    • Tatsuo Saitô
    • Tomio Aoki
    • Takeshi Sakamoto
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  • Director
    • Yasujirô Ozu
  • Writers
    • O. Henry(story "The Ransom of Red Chief")
    • Tadao Ikeda
    • Chuji Nozu(story)
  • Stars
    • Tatsuo Saitô
    • Tomio Aoki
    • Takeshi Sakamoto
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    • 6User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Tomio Aoki and Tatsuo Saitô in Tokkan kozô (1929)
    Takeshi Sakamoto in Tokkan kozô (1929)
    Tomio Aoki in Tokkan kozô (1929)
    Tatsuo Saitô in Tokkan kozô (1929)
    Tokkan kozô (1929)
    Tokkan kozô (1929)

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    Tatsuo Saitô
    Tatsuo Saitô
    • Bunkichi, a kidnapper
    Tomio Aoki
    Tomio Aoki
    • Tetsubo
    Takeshi Sakamoto
    Takeshi Sakamoto
    • Boss Gontora
    • Director
      • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Writers
      • O. Henry(story "The Ransom of Red Chief")
      • Tadao Ikeda
      • Chuji Nozu(story)
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    • Trivia
      This was released (sourced from what remains of the film in a 14-minute fragment off of a 35mm print) on the Criterion Blu-ray disc for Hyvää huomenta (1959).
    • Connections
      Featured in Transcendental Style and Flatulence (2017)

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    Introducing Japan's Dennis the Menace
    Takeshi Sakamoto and Tatsuo Saito are two bumbling child kidnappers (Sakamoto carries a butterfly net if that gives you an idea of his skill level) who abduct a boy (Tomio Aoki, Japan's Dennis the Menace) who turns out to be more than they bargained for. Pieces of this slapstick crime caper based on O. Henry's "The Ransom of Red Chief" are missing throughout, but it still plays coherently and has its share of hilarious moments.
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    • alsolikelife
    • Dec 13, 2003

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1929 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Straightforward Boy
    • Production company
      • Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      38 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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