Best Ozu

Yasujiro Ozu’s *A Story of Floating Weeds* is a poignant 1934 Japanese silent film exploring themes of family, aging, and societal change. The narrative centers on a widowed father and his two sons as they grapple with tradition and the shifting landscape of their lives. Notable for its understated...

Passing Fancy is a 1933 Japanese silent comedy-drama directed by Yasujiro Ozu for Shochiku. Its story centers on Kihachi, an impoverished and good-natured laborer living with his young son in a working-class Tokyo neighborhood, whose infatuation with a younger woman exposes tensions between romantic...

An Inn in Tokyo is a 1935 Japanese silent drama directed by Yasujiro Ozu. It follows an unemployed father wandering the industrial outskirts of Tokyo with his two young sons while searching for work, food, and shelter. Their precarious situation intersects with that of a woman and her sick daughter,...

"The Only Son" is a 1936 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu, notable for being the director's first "talkie" or sound feature film. The plot concerns a widowed mother living in a rural town who sacrifices her savings to send her son to Tokyo for a better education, only to visit him years...

"Dragnet Girl" is a 1933 Japanese silent film directed by Yasujirō Ozu that explores the criminal underworld of Yokohama through the lives of a young gangster and his devoted girlfriend. The film reflects the heavy influence of American gangster and crime cinema on Ozu's early work, featuring stark...

Tokyo Chorus is a 1931 Japanese silent comedy-drama directed by Yasujiro Ozu. It follows a Tokyo office worker whose impulsive defense of a dismissed colleague costs him his job, placing strain on his responsibilities as a husband and father. Blending domestic comedy with economic insecurity, the fi...

"The Lady and the Beard" is a 1931 Japanese silent comedy directed by Yasujiro Ozu. The narrative revolves around a traditional, stern-faced kendo student whose prominent beard becomes a point of contention when he crosses paths with modern, westernized women. Their attempts to reform his appearance...

"That Night's Wife" is a 1930 Japanese silent crime drama directed by Yasujiro Ozu. The plot focuses on a desperate father who commits a robbery to pay for his sick daughter's medical treatment, leading to a tense overnight standoff with the police. The narrative highlights the moral complexities of...