Yasujirō Ozu — Director (49)
That NIght's Wife (1930) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
その夜の妻
7.2 (5 ratings) director: 小津安二郎 actor: 冈田时彦 / 八云理惠子
other title: 那夜的妻子 / その夜の妻
In Depression-era Japan, a man commits a robbery to save his critically ill daughter and escapes with the funds, but complications arise.
我落第了,但 (1930) [Movie] Douban
落第はしたけれど
director: 小津安二郎 actor: 田中绢代 / 高田稔
other title: 我落第了,但…… / 落第はしたけれど
《我落第了,但...》讲高桥和三个死党没法毕业,却因祸得福继续在校园快乐打滚;高桥另外的三个宿友毕业却变失业,百无聊赖在家打发闷日子。小津曾是问题学生,上电影院也不考入学试,影片无疑是他青春的写照。一勤一懒的两帮学生身上,有笑刺肚皮的夏劳哀式喜剧语言。难忘是笠智众初见担演重要角色,看他在小津影片中渐渐吃重,是另一重乐趣。
The Lady and the Beard (1931) [Movie] Douban
淑女と髯
director: 小津安二郎 actor: 冈田时彦 / 川崎弘子
other title: 淑女与髯 / 淑女と髯
小津最朴实无华的喜剧作品,一个胡子三个女子的故事。冈岛剑道了得,很受同学欢迎,但一挂大胡子却叫女孩避之则吉,尤其同窗的妹妹几子。毕业后冈岛失业,萍水相逢的广子告之胡子作怪,最好刮掉。没了胡子的冈岛原来是个美男儿,工作马上有了,女孩更在身边团团转,几子广子之外,还来了个坏女孩。小津爱用演员性格塑造角色,演胡子的冈田时彦也不例外。他是小津极喜爱的演员,在此片催化作用巨大,尴尬笑料由俊朗的他演来漂亮挥洒,又没半点喜剧演员的轻浮作态。可惜冈田早逝,《东京合唱》成了他的绝唱,不然小津的悲观调子会大大推迟。
An Inn in Tokyo (1935) [Movie] WikiData IMDb Douban TMDB
東京の宿
8.0 (6 ratings) director: 小津安二郎 actor: 坂本武
other title: 东京之宿 / 東京の宿
An unemployed Japanese man and his two sons wander the industrial flatlands of Depression-era Tokyo, until he chances upon an old friend and befriends a woman and her daughter, who are in a similar predicament.
The Lion Dance (1936) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
鏡獅子
6.0 (6 ratings) director: 小津安二郎 actor: 六代目尾上菊五郎 / 松永和楓
other title: 镜狮子 / 鏡獅子
This short documentary by Ozu was intended to present the artistry of kabuki dancer Kikugoro Onoe IV to both Japanese and foreign audiences. A voice-over narration introduces Kikugoro as well as the dance he performs in the film's second half, in which a young girl is transformed into a resplendent lion (the imagery of which apparently inspired Jean Cocteau as he conceived his own BEAUTY AND THE BEAST). Watching Kikugoro imitate the gestures of a demure maiden you see how he deserved his fame. Ozu shoots the performance in three simple set-ups: a roving frontal shot of the performers on stage, an angled shot from the side of the stage, and an angled longshot that acknowledges the presence of the audience in a way that is unmistakably Ozu.
Days of Youth (1929) [Movie] Douban IMDb Douban
学生ロマンス 若き日
5.7 (6 ratings) director: 小津安二郎 actor: 结城一郎 / 斋藤达雄
other title: 年轻的日子 / 学生ロマンス 若き日
Students Watanabe and Yamamoto unknowingly compete for the same girl.