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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Tokyo Chorus (
Tokyo no kôrasu ) was a 1931 silent movie produced by Shochiku Company,
directed by acclaimed and influential Japanese director Yasujir¿ Ozu and
starring Tokihiko Okada and Emiko Yaguma. It was based on various
stories in the Shoshimin-gai (Middle Class Avenue) series and also
shares influences with King Vidor's The Crowd. Most of the film takes
place in Tokyo during a depression like time during the beginning of the
Sh¿wa period.The story starts out with a group of young men attending
school drills under the direction of Mr. Omura (Tatsuo Saito). Shinji
Okajima (Tokihiko Okada) is seen goofing off, misbehaving, and upsetting
his teacher. After being disciplined the drills resume and the boys
eventually graduate and go out into the working world. Okajima has grown
up, now has a family, and works as an insurance salesman.
