The Cinema of Ozu According to Kiju Yoshida

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Yoshishige Yoshida

Self

Age : 91 | Popularity : 7%

Yasujirō Ozu

Self (archive footage)

Age : 60 | Popularity : 9%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Yoshishige Yoshida
Writing	Writer	Yoshishige Yoshida
Camera	Director of Photography	Kazuo Maeshima
Production	Producer	Nobuhiro Hata Keijiro Kurokawa
Crew	Production Controller	Kenichi Maruyama
Editing	Editor	Tomoko Takahashi
Department	Role	Name

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