Favorite Film Makers: Yasujiro Ozu

At this point in my life, Yasujiro Ozu is my 2nd favorite director of all time, primarily for his distinct and expert mise-en-scene, that relies heavily on staging, production design, and still shots. His stories are deeply humanistic as well, reflecting the cultural side of Japan throughout the decades. Even though several of his films share the same themes and narrative arcs, he always makes slight differences in the context of the story and the POV that is guiding it. Even though it’s argued that he has made the same films over and over again (he has, in fact, remade several of his early silent films), it’s the deep feeling...