Record of a Tenement Gentleman
★ 7.2 · 1947 · 72m · Drama · Comedy
A hard-hearted old woman in a bombed-out Tokyo neighborhood reluctantly takes in an abandoned boy, leading to a heartwarming bond between them.
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