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DT
21Apr12
One of Ozu’s last films, and it’s evident by now that he’s mastered his style. The film may not bring anything new to his canon (if anything, doing the opposite by just re-working the screenplay of his Late Spring!) but everything just comes together so elegantly: the balance between comedy and drama honed to its finest, and the content elevated to a new degree of richness and sincerity over its predecessor. Through and through, it shoots close to perfection in its sight and sound, deeming it to be a consummate work.
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trolley freak
9Jun11
The fourth of six Ozu movies made in colour at the end of his career, this is a virtual re-write of the earlier Late Spring and again having a prominent role for the radiant Setsuko Hara. Standing out for me in a great cast of Ozu regulars was a feisty performance from Mariko Okada who went on to star in a lot of films that I want to see directed by her husband Yoshishige Yoshida...
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