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A Straightforward Boy

1929, Japanese. Directed by Yasujirō Ozu.

A kidnapped boy proves to be more than his abductor can handle.

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0h 14m
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Japanese
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A Straightforward Boy is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.

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Released
24 November 1929
Original title
突貫小僧
Country
Japan
Written by
Chuji Nozu, Tadao Ikeda
kidnappingchild in perilblack and whitesilent filmchild kidnappingpartially lost film

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A Straightforward Boy is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)

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A Straightforward Boy (1929) was directed by Yasujirō Ozu and stars Tatsuo Saitō, Tomio Aoki, Takeshi Sakamoto.

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