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Release Date:
October 29, 1983
Original Title:
生きてはみたけれど・小津安二郎伝
Alternate Titles:
I Lived, But...
Ikite wa mita keredo – Ozu Yasujirō den
The Life and Works of Yasujiro Ozu
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Shochiku
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 123
An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both interviews and Ozu-related locations) shot by Ozu's long-time camera-man (who came out of retirement to work on this). Surprisingly (or perhaps not), it focuses less on Ozu's accomplishments as a film-maker than on his impact on the lives of the people he worked with..
Director:
Kazuo Inoue
Director of Photography:
Yûharu Atsuta
Executive Producer:
Shizuo Yamanouchi
Original Music Composer:
Takanobu Saitō
Screenplay:
Kazuo Inoue
Kôki Takaoka
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