Yasujirō Ozu — Director (49)
That NIght's Wife (1930) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
その夜の妻
7.2 (5 ratings) director: 小津安二郎 actor: 冈田时彦 / 八云理惠子
other title: 那夜的妻子 / その夜の妻
In Depression-era Japan, a man commits a robbery to save his critically ill daughter and escapes with the funds, but complications arise.
An Inn in Tokyo (1935) [Movie] WikiData IMDb Douban TMDB
東京の宿
8.0 (6 ratings) director: 小津安二郎 actor: 坂本武
other title: 东京之宿 / 東京の宿
An unemployed Japanese man and his two sons wander the industrial flatlands of Depression-era Tokyo, until he chances upon an old friend and befriends a woman and her daughter, who are in a similar predicament.
The Lion Dance (1936) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
鏡獅子
6.0 (6 ratings) director: 小津安二郎 actor: 六代目尾上菊五郎 / 松永和楓
other title: 镜狮子 / 鏡獅子
This short documentary by Ozu was intended to present the artistry of kabuki dancer Kikugoro Onoe IV to both Japanese and foreign audiences. A voice-over narration introduces Kikugoro as well as the dance he performs in the film's second half, in which a young girl is transformed into a resplendent lion (the imagery of which apparently inspired Jean Cocteau as he conceived his own BEAUTY AND THE BEAST). Watching Kikugoro imitate the gestures of a demure maiden you see how he deserved his fame. Ozu shoots the performance in three simple set-ups: a roving frontal shot of the performers on stage, an angled shot from the side of the stage, and an angled longshot that acknowledges the presence of the audience in a way that is unmistakably Ozu.
Days of Youth (1929) [Movie] Douban IMDb Douban
学生ロマンス 若き日
5.7 (6 ratings) director: 小津安二郎 actor: 结城一郎 / 斋藤达雄
other title: 年轻的日子 / 学生ロマンス 若き日
Students Watanabe and Yamamoto unknowingly compete for the same girl.