Direction
Ozu's silent-era camera: low, patient, revolutionary.
Acting
Tomio Aoki's tantrum — the greatest in cinema history.
Writing
Kids roast their dad's boss harder than any adult could.
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ozu destroyed his original negative during WWII; this survives only through a 1940s 16mm print found in his estate.
The 'company boss' dinner scene was Ozu's stealth critique of Japanese corporate feudalism — audiences laughed, then squirmed.
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