Question 1

Which award did Passing Fancy win, and what was its place in Ozu's career?

Accepted Answer

It won the Kinema Junpo Award for best film, the second of three consecutive years an Ozu film won, following I Was Born, But... and preceding A Story of Floating Weeds.

Question 2

What small role does Chishū Ryū have in Passing Fancy?

Accepted Answer

Chishū Ryū appears uncredited as a 'Man on Boat' near the end of the film.

Question 3

How many films had Ozu directed by 1933, and what was Passing Fancy's place in his filmography?

Accepted Answer

By 1933, Ozu had directed 29 of his lifetime total of 54 films; Passing Fancy was his 29th.

Question 4

What is the setting and initial conflict of Passing Fancy?

Accepted Answer

In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son meets a homeless young lady and convinces a bar owner to take her in.

Question 5

Who plays the characters Kihachi, Harue, and Tomio in Passing Fancy?

Accepted Answer

Takeshi Sakamoto plays Kihachi, Nobuko Fushimi plays Harue, and Tomio Aoki plays Tomio.

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