The Cinema of Ozu According to Kiju Yoshida

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

59 minutes

Year:

1994

Director:

Yoshishige Yoshida

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Company:

NHK

Cast:

Self

Self (archive footage)

Crew:

Director

Writer

Director of Photography

Production Controller

Producer