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By Robert P (779) on 14 Jan 2008

Low key and a bit diffcilt to engage with. In places the film seemed drenched in artifice and pretense, particularly in some of the acting…

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By Haruka K (18) on 05 Dec 2007

Once I got past thinking this was a sequel, which followed on directly from Late Spring, -which I found very confusing at first- I realised…

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By Private U (13,627) on 04 Dec 2007

Another great film by the master of family drama. The dissolution of the family is once again a major theme…

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By Lenard K (97) on 18 Nov 2007

A very good film, I enjoyed it. A simple movie yet with many layers. I enjoy how this movie was shot and their nijongo is so polite-desu…

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By Grant P (84) on 13 Nov 2007

BakushÃ» is very similar to Ozu's prior film, Banshun, as Noriko's family is again in search of a husband and pushing her into marriage…

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By Anna N (512) on 15 Oct 2007

In a class with the best movies about family dynamics that have ever been made. If you've seen Tokyo Story, see this, too…

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By Tee C (15) on 13 Oct 2007

The best movie about family life I have ever seen next to Tokyo Story…

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By Charles C (371) on 18 Sep 2007

This is one of the simplest, most complex, most beautiful, emotionally rich films ever. Ever…

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By Peter H (1,359) on 08 Sep 2007

An evaluation of family and its role in society by the director that made it an enduring theme throughout his career. Mesmerizing…

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By Miles S (171) on 31 Aug 2007

Yasujiro Ozu: depressing you with a smile since 1927…

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By Wes T (144) on 31 Aug 2007

Yasujiro Ozu: depressing you with a smile since 1927…

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By Kevin Y (180) on 17 Aug 2007

Is there anything this movie doesn't do well…

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By Ricardo V (158) on 01 Jul 2007

I love this movie. It explores traditional expectations of the family and society in post-war Japan…

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By Thomas W (1,104) on 27 Jun 2007

The second in Ozu's Noriko trilogy…

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By Oliver K (208) on 26 Jun 2007

You'll need a concentration span, but if you bear with it, the rewards are abundant. Currently my favourite Ozu film…

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By David M (3,086) on 09 Jun 2007

So good! it's about people and time and families changing and it's oh so sad and poignant and beautiful! Old movies are the best…

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By Juan G (240) on 02 Jun 2007

Not as Good as Late Spring but worth it if you love Ozu…

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By Michael L (2,383) on 02 Jun 2007

Just finished up an Ozu Marathon: A Story Of Floating Weeds (1934), Late Spring (1949), Early Summer (1951), Tokyo Story (1953), Floating Weeds…

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By Nicola K (6) on 25 Feb 2005

[font=Century Gothic][color=darkorchid]Early Summer is a Japanese film from 1951…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 05 Sep 2004

Ozu's films fill me with such a profound sense of serenity and emotional richness that it makes me wonder why people rent or buy anyone else's movies…

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