[The film] may be slow-moving by Hollywood standards, but Record of a Tenement Gentleman rewards patience with rich sentiment that's never mawkish.

This is Ozu in optimistic mood, which is not to say that loss and resignation don't figure in large part (no film-maker ever had a surer grasp of the melancholy of everyday things), just that here the generosity of spirit seems irresistible.

Curtain after curtain is lifted as this formidable film exposes a Japan unknown to most.

The portrait of a person who, when they least expected it, was happy during a small space in time. [Full review in Spanish]