The Cinema of Ozu According to Kiju Yoshida

Overview

Yoshida grew close to Ozu Yasujiro during his time at Shochiku, where he was able to observe the legendary master at work. Although Yoshida and his generation outspokenly rejected the values of Ozu, Kurosawa and the older humanist filmmakers, over the years Yoshida found himself increasingly drawn back to Ozu’s films, fascinated by their unique rigor, formal language and delicate balance between comedy and tragedy. For Japanese television, Yoshida adapted his own text into a four part documentary, which he also condensed into the one hour version.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 18, 1994

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

NHK

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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