Summary: This early short (and silent) film by Japanese master Ozu seems to be the perfect illustration for XVIIth century French poet Jean de La Fontaine's fable "The Two Cocks" : "Two cocks in peace were living, when / A war was kindled by a hen." It is the simple story of two friends who live together in a poor tenement and who share about everything in life (food, hopes, work...). Everything goes well until they gallantly rescue a young (and pretty) woman injured in a road accident. (imdb)

AKA: Wasei kenka tomodachi

Genre: Comedy

Country: Japan

Directed By: Yasujiro Ozu

Written By: Kôgo Noda

Starring: Atsushi Watanabe, Nobuko Wakaba, Tomoko Naniwa, Ichirô Okuni, Eiko Takamatsu, Hisao Yoshitani

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