The Cinema of Ozu Yasujiro: Histories of the Everyday

by Woojeong Joo

Book Overview

One of the most well regarded of non-Western film directors, responsible for acknowledged classics like Tokyo Story (1953), Ozu Yasujiro worked during a period of immense turbulence for Japan and its population. This book offers a new interpretation of Ozu's career, from his earliest work in the 1920s up to his death in 1963, focusing on Ozu's depiction of the everyday life and experiences of ordinary Japanese people during a time of depression,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474441009
• ISBN13: 9781474441001
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"