One of the most powerful of Yasujiro Ozu's family portraits, "Late Spring" tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his be... Read more
Setsuko Hara has been promised an arranged marriage in post-war Japan, but too much in the world has changed for her not to challenge this tradition.... Read more
One of the world's most celebrated filmmakers, Yasujiro Ozu, observes the tangled relationships of Japanese families with an amazing blend of intimacy... Read more
Aka "Tokyo Monogatari". One of the legendary classics of humanist cinema tells the simple, sad story of an elderly couple who travel to Tokyo to visit... Read more
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot take the truth of being abandoned as a child. Read more
A widow tries to marry off her daughter with the help of her late husband's three friends. Read more
"Floating Weeds" tells the story of a travelling Kabuki acting troupe, led by Komajuro, who arrive in a small coastal town. There, Komajuro is reunite... Read more
Ozu's hilarious Technicolor reworking of his silent "I Was Born, But...", "Ohayo" ("Good Morning") is the story of two young boys in suburban Tokyo wh... Read more
A businessman clashes with his elder daughter over her choice of a husband. Read more
A widow sends her only son away to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him, finding him a poor school teacher with a wife and son. Read more
A young man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital romance. Read more
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects. Read more
A married Tokyo man faces unemployment after standing up for an older colleague. Read more
Two Tokyo co-workers come across a destitute young lady in search of a place to live. Read more
Two young brothers throw a tantrum when they discover that their father isn't the most important man in his workplace. Read more
Aka "Early Autumn". The penultimate film by Yasujiro Ozu examines the difficulties faced by the Kohayagawa family as they struggle to adapt their trad... Read more
THE OZU COLLECTION THE STUDENT COMEDIES (2 DVD) Films by Yasujiro Ozu Master Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu (Tokyo Story) has been revered all ov... Read more
Influential Japanese auteur Yasujiro Ozu was the master of subtle elegant films that pack a bittersweet emotional punch. Made during his prime in the... Read more
'Walk Cheerfully' 1930. Kenji is a small thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, and she finds ou... Read more