Early Summer Reviews

Shaylee 2022-12-22 05:54:20

 A bit too greedy, after watching Ozu Yasujiro's two films "Good Morning" and "Mai Qiu" in one breath, I clearly knew that Ozu's films were not suitable for swallowing the dates wholeheartedly.    "Good Morning" is all about the trivial things in daily life, the ordinary and unusual relationships...

London 2022-12-19 05:57:46

There is no need to say much about the image of Hara Setsuko in Ozu's films. A gentle and intellectual female character, she is very caring for her family, relatives, friends, children, and a good daughter, good mother, good sister, It is almost a representative of standard women in the hearts of a...

Gloria 2022-12-13 00:35:04

It has a similar angle to "Late Spring". Setsuko Hara is still called Kiko, and Kasumi is playing his elder brother Kangichi this time. The plot is still about the 28-year-old unmarried Kiko. Accidentally took the initiative to marry an old classmate who lost his wife's belt, but the family concept...

Margaretta 2022-12-01 15:35:04

This is an old movie from 1951. At the end, alone in a room, the exquisite kimono sets off the loneliness and melancholy, and stops abruptly when the hand is left. Every time a lengthy plot is reached, the picture suddenly rushes, and only the words of one or more people talking will push the plot...

Mabelle 2022-11-20 03:58:18

Autumn is coming. When the wheat is ripe, it has to be harvested... A woman is mature and is about to get married... This is the metaphor of the movie's title and the ending scene... Ozu's film is very interesting. It's not that a single father or mother wants to get married. It's just that the old...

Shannon 2022-11-15 04:23:28

       This film is still about marrying a daughter, but compared to the peaceful, balanced and harmonious "Saury Smell", "Late Spring" and "Autumn Harmony" that I have seen before, this film has a rare and clear conflict . Ozu also seems to be more concerned about discussing some issues, such as...

Bartholome 2022-11-05 12:14:14

There are a few scenes in Mai Qiu that are particularly memorable:  1. The grandfather from Yamato is deaf, and the child calls him a idiot. He can't hear him, so he turns around and laughs happily. When going to see the Buddha, the children gave him candy. He still laughed and put the candy in...

Dennis 2022-10-03 19:35:49

The only thing I remember in the first half is Noriko's cheerful smile, and the rhythm of the plot decades ago is now drowsy. Although the secret relationship with the neighbor doctor had already been foreshadowed, it was still very refreshing when he really agreed. The next family's worries and...

Joesph 2022-09-24 14:09:16

What the meaning of Maiqiu is very vague, and of course it does not refer to the wheat in autumn. When I was a child, I had the experience of using wheat seedlings as leeks. We are too far from nature, farther than a dynasty. Perhaps the title, like the ambiguity of Japanese, represents a cultural...

Kole 2022-09-17 18:30:59

Several of Ozu Yasujiro's films took place in "North Kamakura". After checking online, it turns out that North Kamakura is Ozu's former residence, which shows the extraordinary significance of this place to him. The whole film revolves around Noriko's marriage. The story of this family of seven and...