Talk:Yasujirō Ozu

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[edit] Debate over Ozu's intentions and style

I would argue that this article is heavily influenced by Donald Richie's opinions concerning "mono no aware," which has been argued against by Bordwell, Kiju and Daisuke Miyao. Often this "zen buddhism" filming gives the wrong impression of Ozu, and can be seen as "orientalizing." More differing arguments and interpretations about subjects such as the low camera height and long-held shots of objects should be included in the next revision. Quotations can be found in the books that are listed as references, but I can supply them if help is needed. 209.2.51.215 19:30, 28 March 2007 (UTC)jason

"His predominant theme of the disintegration of the traditional family under modern pressures became even more pronounced in his later works, as he personally felt that postwar society had a corrupting influence on morality. This is especially shown in Tokyo Monogatari, which also uses another common element found in many of Ozu's films – negligent relatives who do not fulfill their duties and obligations to the family."

This entire paragraph is baseless speculation, and really should be either heavily edited or removed. Forweg 16:24, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

I believed that it is an agreed point among critics of his work, however it should be properly cited. BeShaMo (talk) 11:25, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Public Domain?

There is an interesting discussion on Akira Kurosawa's talk page about Public Domain, (asserting that Kurosawa's work is not in PD), and it speculates that Ozu's work might be. Can anybody confirm of deny this? BeShaMo (talk) 17:40, 12 January 2008 (UTC)