A special exhibition is held to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of director Yasujiro Ozu.
Art Nine, a theater dedicated to independent art films, is holding a ‘Special Exhibition for the 120th Anniversary of Yasujiro Ozu’.
Yasujiro Ozu is a director who is considered one of the three great directors of Japanese cinema, along with Akira Kurosawa and Kenji Mizoguchi. It is evaluated that the daily life and crises of life between family and lovers were captured on camera with a profound perspective, capturing the cracks in traditional Japanese society that occurred during the flow of modernization at the time. Critic Seong-il Jeong once expressed his respect for Yasujiro Ozu, saying, “A name that can only be described as great.”
This special exhibition includes 'Late Spring' (1949), 'The Taste of Ochazuke' (1952), 'Tokyo Story' (1953), 'Twilight in Tokyo' (1957), 'Hello' (1959), and 'The Taste of Saury' (1962). ), six of Yasujiro Ozu's representative works will be screened. Not only will Yasujiro Ozu's last black-and-white film, 'Twilight in Tokyo', which has been difficult to see in Korea, be screened, but all six films will also be presented in digital remastering.
‘Ozu Yasujiro 120th Anniversary Special Exhibition’ will be held at Art Nine from December 12 to December 31. 1. ‘Late Spring’ (1949) Cast: Hohi Aoki, Setsuko Hara, Masao Mishima
A special exhibition is held to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of director Yasujiro Ozu.
Soumya is worried about the future of her 27-year-old daughter, Noriko. This is because he thinks Noriko is not getting married because he is worried about losing his wife and being alone. Soumya pretends to be preparing for a remarriage and tries to get Noriko married. However, contrary to Soumya's expectations, Noriko expresses her disappointment and feels betrayed by her father. Eventually, the daughter gets married and the father becomes alone.
2. ‘Flavor Of Green Tea Over Rice’ (1952) Cast: Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Koji Tsuruta
A special exhibition is held to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of director Yasujiro Ozu.
Takeo enjoys a luxurious life. On the other hand, her husband, Mokichi, is a hard-working, hard-working worker who doesn't know how to spend money and is only used to going back and forth between work and home. Takeo is so frustrated with her husband that she often ignores him. One day, Takeo and Mokichi get into a big fight, which causes Takeo to go to his parents' house. Meanwhile, her husband goes on a business trip to Uruguay and Takeo misses Mokichi.
A special exhibition is held to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of director Yasujiro Ozu.
An elderly couple living in a port city in southern Japan travel to visit their children living in Tokyo. The children welcome the old couple at first, but they try to pass the blame on to their parents under the excuse that they are busy. The two couples eventually spend some lonely time alone and prepare to return home. This is the director's representative work that demonstrates Oz's unique, restrained formal aesthetics.
A special exhibition is held to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of director Yasujiro Ozu.
Takako and Akiko live with their father, Shukichi. They are all unable to find peace of mind because of their families. Shukichi is worried because of his wife who ran away with another man, leaving behind two daughters, Takako because of her estranged husband, and Akiko because of the child she conceived with her boyfriend.
A special exhibition is held to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of director Yasujiro Ozu.
Brothers Minoru and Isamu become envious when they see that a young couple who moved in next door has a TV in their house. In response, he staged a silent protest by not telling his parents, asking them to buy him a TV. The parents don't like the young couple who got their children into an empty affair. And as the children stop talking to their neighbors, the incident becomes increasingly serious.
A special exhibition is held to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of director Yasujiro Ozu.
Hirayama lives alone without a wife and with his 24-year-old daughter. It might be a good idea to get his daughter married, but to Hirayama, she seems young and he wants to keep her in his arms all the time. One day, Hirayama has a drinking party with his middle school teachers and classmates. Hirayama, who brought the drunk teacher home, sees that the teacher's daughter is old and unmarried, and decides to get his daughter married.
Reporter Ha-neul Lee, Ten Asia greenworld@tenasia.co.kr
