Would I like it?

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Well, it really depends have you seen/liked older Japanese cinema, it is very different (culture) from anything else.

my ymdb site

http://www.ymdb.com/mehsuggeth/l35858_ukuk.html

If you come across this a year later...what did you think?

From the few films you mentioned, it seems like you prefer some sort of transcendent experience - I wouldn't use the word escapism (given The 400 Blows) but Keaton, Chaplin, and Truffaut all have a sort of "movie magic" feel to their work which Ozu certainly does not, at least in the same way. Tokyo Story is much closer to mundane life (400 Blows is in its subject matter but its style and tone often transport it to another realm). I think it's often a very moving film - I'm thinking of the scene where the grandmother talks to the little boy - but I watched again recently and its honesty is somewhat depressing. That's not criticism, but an observation.

Ugetsu is also pretty hard-hitting so I wouldn't be sure if you liked it BUT it does have some bolder stylistic element you may appreciate. I'm curious as to what you ended up thinking of it.

I totally have the same question. i liked tokyo story, but not that much. i HATED balthazar, in the mood for love, and 2046. but i love lots of older black and white movies, namely all the billy wilder movies, hitchcock movies, etc. do you'll think i'll like this?

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Good: frequent BEAUTIFUL visuals --artfully composed pictures.

Bad: dated rather stilted acting style --hammish overdoing some gestures, occasional dumbstruck gawking while someone tells his story.

Overall: classic old Japan cinema. If you liked Seven Samurai, you'll likely like this.

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just thought i'd add that 400 blows is one of my all time favorites, and charlie chaplin is one of my favorite directors (together with hitchcock, wilder, and clouzot). i've enjoyed everything i've seen with buster keaton as well. and OP, i recommend harold lloyd and marx brothers to you, if you haven't seen their stuff already. check out "Safety Last!" and "Duck Soup". =)

So--did you finally see it? I just saw it last night and I thought it was pretty stratospheric--Shakespearean--biblical even.

I am wondering too whether you have seen this. I saw this and another Ozu film, Late Spring. I liked them both. I think Ugetsu does earn its reputation. It is a little like the Ozu films in the focus being on families. I love the way one scene builds on another in the second half of the film to a final heartbreaking ending. After seeing this several times, I would rate this as one my favorite films.

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