The Cinema of Ozu According to Kiju Yoshida

吉田喜重が語る小津さんの映画

Also known as Yoshida Kiju ga kataru Ozu-san no eiga, Kiju Yoshida Talking about Ozu Films, 吉田喜重が語る小津安二郎の映画世界

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.