â 5/10
Movie ⢠1935
A Hero of Tokyo
Synopsis
The story focuses on the widower Nemoto, ostensibly a businessman, who has one son, Kanichi, the hero of the title. Nemoto remarries; his new wife is a widow with a son and daughter of her own. However, Nemotoâs business turns out to be out a shady scam, and he disappears, leaving his wife to raise the three children alone. In order to support the family, she is obliged to become a bar hostess. She conceals this shameful employment from the children, but the truth comes out years later, after her daughter is rejected by her husbandâs family when they investigate her background.
Release date
1935-03-07
Original language
JA
Status
Released
Popularity
1
