Yasujirō Ozu Digression Three: Wim Wenders's Tokyo Ga (1985)
Wim Wenders' Yasujiro Ozu documentary is a contemplative journey to Tokyo in search of people, places, and situations connected to the Japanese director.
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Yasujirō Ozu Digression Two: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
Akira Kurosawa's No Regrets For Our Youth (1946) stars Ozu's favorite lead, Setsuko Hara, in a prescient antifascist political vehicle. Kurosawa includes lots of dramatic action without a "pillow shot" in sight.