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His Life and Films
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See moreYasujiro Ozu, the man whom his kinsmen consider the most Japanese for all film directors, had but one major subject, the Japanese family, and but one major theme, its dissolution. The Japanese family in dissolution figures in every one of his fifty-three films.
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“Substantially the book that devotees of the director have been waiting for: a full-length critical work about Ozu's life, career and working methods, buttressed with reproductions of pages from his notebooks and shooting scripts, numerous quotes from co-workers and Japanese critics, a great many stills and an unusually detailed filmography.” — Sight and Sound
Ozu, the man whom his kinsmen consider the most Japanese of all film directors, had but one major subject, the Japanese family, and but one major theme, its dissolution. The Japanese family in dissolution figures in every one of his fifty-three films. In his later pictures, the whole world exists in one family, the characters are family members rather than members of a society, and the ends of the earth seem no more distant than the outside of the house.
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Donald Richie's Ozu is praised for providing a profound insight into the mind of the renowned director, conveying the contemplative nature of Ozu's art beautifully. It's acclaimed for its clarity and depth, offering an exceptionally detailed account of Ozu's filmmaking style. The book is considered a definitive English-language study, highly regarded in cinematic literature.
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ISBN: 9780520032774
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 March 1977
Country: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 225.0mm
Weight: 408g
Pages: 296
About the Author
Donald Richie (April 17, 1924 - February 19, 2013) was an American-born author who wrote about the Japanese people, the culture of Japan, and especially Japanese cinema.
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