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Ace Craven
16Aug11
"This years flowers have been scattered, but when the time comes, they will bloom again. No matter... what hardships may befall a man, the important thing is that he try to learn from them." Feels very american, á la John Ford or GONE WITH THE WIND. A delicate flower blooms in a brash world. Education is the way to a brighter future. Like so many of his films, historical reading is required to fully enjoy. Political.
Francisco R.
18Apr11
It may not be part of Kurosawa's more influential body of work, but it's a great film nonetheless, one of my favorites of his early period.
trolley freak
10Apr11
Gritty performances from Ozu regulars Setsuko Hara and Haruko Sugimura in Kurosawa's first post-war movie. One of the few Kurosawa movies to feature a strong leading female role. Hara, as she proved so often in Ozu's work, was more than up to the task of carrying the film on her shoulders...
Crap Monster
3Feb09
Often overlooked Post-War examination by Kurosawa. Not great, but a good example of his non-jidai geki output.