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Tokyo Sweetheart
6.7
/10
6 Ratings

TOKYO SWEETHEART

Directed by Yasuki Chiba
Japan, 1952
Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are intertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys, a maker of costume jewelry, and a street artist all struggle to make their livings and to find happiness in difficult surroundings.

Synopsis

Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are intertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys, a maker of costume jewelry, and a street artist all struggle to make their livings and to find happiness in difficult surroundings.