Chishu Ryu, Eijirô Tono, Keiji Sada
In an increasingly Americanized postwar Tokyo, a father gives up his only daughter in marriage.
DVD Release Date: September 30, 2008
Stats: 50 reviews
ozu's final film is a great and fitting end to one of the great careers in film history. as with so many of his films he hits on family and many of his regular collaborators are featured in this film. because the film begins so similar to so many of ozu's films and because he r...( read more)
One of Ozu's very best films. The film shows the life of the Hirayamas, a middle-class family that is adjusting to the changes in society. It has an unusually large cast for an Ozu film, and he juggles these disparate characters effortlessly. The film is mostly concerned with th...( read more)
Never sure how critics and listmakers decide which Ozu films should get on "must-see" lists. I mean, the guy more or less made the same movie over and over. I may have seen this and forgotten it, for that reason.
Another wonderful character study by Ozu, utilizing his trademark static camera at about floor or waist level. It's all about story here and how the Japanese family unit deals with the modernization of their country in the post-war years. Absolutely charming, heart-warming and he...( read more)
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