Fighting Friends
1929 · 15 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy
Two friends accidentally run into a young, homeless woman, so they take her in.
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · Written by Kōgo Noda
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Atsushi Watanabe Ryukichi -
Hisao Yoshitani Yoshizo - E Eiko Takamatsu Ogen
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Ichiro Yuki Okamura - I Ikkō Ōkuni
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Tomoko Naniwa Omitsu -
Nobuko Wakaba
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