Its gone a bit quiet on this list - hope its not hijacking it to suggest that anyone who wants to discuss some of Ozu's great early films should hop over to...
Following their mammoth Ozu Festival early this year, the first three in BFI's projected major series of DVD/Blu-Ray Dual Format issues have just been released...
What is it about Ozu that clams people up? Chitchat over at; http://akirakurosawa.info/ August was Silent Ozu (Criterion Collection) month. Plenty of room for...
One of the list managers suggested that I introduce myself. What is your name? Leo Wong What is your favorite Ozu film? Early Summer Why do you like Ozu?...
Hi Leo and welcome, Its unfortunate that this group has gone very quiet recently! Its a pity, there used to be some really interesting threads when I first...
Thank you, Phillip. I don't mind that there isn't a lot of discussion at the moment. I can look over the archives, as well as explore the Kurosawa group. I...
Tatsuo Saito played prominent roles in many Ozu silents and much less frequently later. His last Ozu film was in The Munekata Sisters (1950). Saito's career...
From 1948 on, Saito rarely worked for Shochiko, and did several US films. The Munekata Sisters was Ozu's only film not made for Shochiko. I would guess...
Floating Weeds (1959) and The End of Summer (1961) were also not produced by Shochiko, but I suppose you are right about Saito's career going elsewhere. I...
Yes, Leo, I found in Donald Richie's book, the terms of Ozu's Shochiko contract were for him to make one film per year, that he had finished Good Morning...
Charles, Isn't Zange no Yaiba (The Sword of Penitence) a lost film? William Essays and Ramblings http://www.williamahearn.com ...  does anyone know where...
... Yes it is. The oldest available Ozu film is Wakaki Hi (1929), I do have it recorded in VHS after a broadcasting by the Italian television. Matteo. ...
... "Wakiki Hi"/"Days of Youth," as well as many other rare Ozu films, can be found online (usually stored on rapidshare). The DVD of "Days of Youth" (...
Its a pity this group has been so silent for a while. For those interested in a discussion on Ozu and post war cinema, this month is 'Late Spring' month...
Please check out the Late Spring Wikipedia page I've been working on. It's only about one-thirds finished. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Spring Regards, ...
I enjoyed reading what you have written there - thanks!! On Aug 14, 2011, at 7:48 PM, dylanfreak wrote: Please check out the Late Spring Wikipedia page I've...
Its a fantastic article, a real model of how a good wikipedia film page should look. Â I thought I knew quite a bit about the film, but I see I'm only...
I was wondering if anyone out there could help me finish the Wikipedia article on Late Spring, featured here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Spring Some...
I wonder if one if them is Doris Dorrie's 'Kirschbluten' (Cherry Blossoms)? Â Although I think that film owes a lot more to Tokyo Story than Late Spring. Â Its...
The other German director who comes to mind who has been very influenced by Ozu is Wim Wenders. Â But I can't think of any of his films that are directly...
Does anyone have any good recommendations on finding a way to watch the more obscure Ozu films online? And also to find DVDs (that can be played in the US)...
