1933 film by Mikio Naruse

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.

「風の中の子供」に続く坪田譲治の“善太と三平”ものの映画化作品。監督は前作同様に天才・清水宏である。主人公の善太・三平の兄弟とその家族は、役名はもちろん配役まで前作と同じ。「風の中の子供」は夏休みの間だけの話であったが、本作品は題名の示す通り2部から成る1年間の物語である。前編では、仲間の金太郎の父に借金をした病気の父親を助けるため、善太と三平がけなげに働くが、そのかいもなく父が死に至るまで。後編では祖父母のもとに引きとられた善太・三平と彼らの仲間・金太郎の友情が描かれる。主人公の兄弟を演ずる葉山正雄と爆弾小僧が素晴らしく、また詩情を漂わせた撮影も美しい佳編。

An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board.

1932 film by Yasujiro Ozu

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