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Yasujiro OZU, Japan
Born 1903; died 1963. He grew up in Tokyo
and went to school in Matsuzaka, where
he also worked as a teacher’s assistant in a
village school. In 1923, he began working
as an assistant cameraman for the film
company Shochiku. He later became an
assistant director, and in 1927 a director for
the company, which produced 51 of his 54
films. He began with comedies and moved on
to quiet dramas about families and society.
His minimalist, austere style has inspired
younger directors such as Wim Wenders and
A…
Early Summer - Bakushu
Yasujiro OZU
Japan, 1951
Japan
1951
125 min.
DCP, Blu-Ray, DVD
CH
Japanisch
The 1951 film, about a young woman named Noriko whose family is trying to marry her off, is one of ...
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I was born, but - Umarete wa mita keredo
Yasujiro OZU
Japan, 1932
Japan
1932
91 min.
35mm, DVD, DCP
CH, DE, AT
stumm - muet
Yoshii, his wife and their two sons, Ryoichi and Keiji, move into a Tokyo suburb. The head of ...
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Late Autumn - Akibiyori
Yasujiro OZU
Japan, 1960
Japan
1960
128 min.
Blu-ray, DCP
CH, DE, AT
Japanisch/d/f
Seven years after the death of a close friend, three middle-aged men plan to arrange a marriage for ...
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