jovossuck123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

100% agree with u on that..i know the exact part you mean...i had the same feelings....i love ozu and hate him at the same time...i love his work...but i hate the fact that id never ever be as talented as him :(

ohworldgirl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I had the pleasure of meeting Donald Richie - who is just "a sweetheart". He absolutely adores Ozu and even in conversation with him about Ozu - the admiration he holds for Ozu is touching.

ohworldgirl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Late Spring is my absolute favorite. in the beginning of the film Ozu shows a town during spring. He focuses on a group of flowers I believe and for a moment the wind slightly blows them. That was sooo beautiful and thoughful to me. I could smell those flowers, it was everything I knew in my town as a child. Ozu was magnificent. Criterion has just come out with some new editions of his earlier films. Exciting!

OzuKardozi (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Donald Richie said the best about Ozu, "a point of view of sympathetic sadness".

OzuKardozi (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

From 4:00 to 5:57 is from Early Spring.From 5:58 to the end is from Late Autumn.My guess for the first one is Tokyo Story.

sizuller (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

So Beautiful...

knetca (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

there are no lies in his films.

crisj1999 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

trains are just too pretty.

silvers1111 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Very well said.

runavaha (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He certainly had quite the train fetish, didn't he?