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7.1

♡ 8

82%

Hiroshi Shimizu Director

Hiroko Kawasaki as Okiku

Kanji Kawahara as Old Man

Chishû Ryû as Osamura

Munenobu Yui as Toku

A Japanese mountain inn patron's foot is cut by an ornamental hairpin accidentally left behind by a former patron, leading to much curiosity among the other patrons regarding her identity.

Boyhood

1951

6.8

♡ 2

Keisuke Kinoshita Director

Chishû Ryû as Father

Eiko Miyoshi as General store lady

Akira Ishihama as Ichirô

Rentarô Mikuni as Teacher Shimomura

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

1955

7.5

♡ 1

Romance

Keisuke Kinoshita Director

Takahiro Tamura as

Kappei Matsumoto as

Shinji Tanaka as Masao,

Chishû Ryû as Masao - Age 73

On the way back to his childhood home, a septuagenarian man recalls his childhood and adolescence, in particular his love for a young woman.

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

1972

6.8

♡ 4

Yôji Yamada Director

Gajirô Satô as Gen

Gin Maeda as Hiroshi

Chishû Ryû as Priest

Hisao Dazai as Umetaro

When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying his room. The professor and Tora-san become rivals for the affection of Chiyo.

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

1977

6.8

♡ 4

Yôji Yamada Director

Gajirô Satô as Gen-kô

Chishû Ryû as Gozensama

Gin Maeda as Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai as Umetaro

Tora-san befriends the descendant of a feudal lord. The man asks Tora to locate his deceased son's wife who resides somewhere in Tokyo.

Tora-san's Love Call

1971

7.2

♡ 4

Yôji Yamada Director

Gin Maeda as Hiroshi

Chishû Ryû as Priest

Shin Morikawa as Tatsuzo

Hisao Dazai as Umetaro

Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.

The Moon Has Risen

1955

7.2

♡ 5

Kinuyo Tanaka Director

Hisako Yamane as Chizuru Asai - first daughter

Chishû Ryû as Mokichi Asai

Mie Kitahara as Setsuko Asai - third daughter

Kô Mishima as Wataru Amamiya

Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved in some sort of complicated relationships.

Tora-san's Lullaby

1974

6.3

♡ 5

Yôji Yamada Director

Gajirô Satô as Gen

Gin Maeda as Hiroshi

Chishû Ryû as Priest

Hisao Dazai as Umetaro

After Hiroshi is injured in a workplace accident, Torajiro gives Sakura the money he has saved and leaves to work as a traveling salesman once again. During his travels, Torajiro meets a father who shares a drink with him. In the morning, Torajiro is shocked to learn that the man has left his baby behind and a note asking Tora to take care of the child.

The Only Son

1936

7.7

♡ 7

86%

1930s

parent child relationship

tokyo, japan

Yasujirô Ozu Director

Mitsuko Yoshikawa as O-Taka

Chishû Ryû as Professor Ookubo

Masao Hayama as Ryosuke Nonomiya,

Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Sugiko

A silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son's education up to a college level despite their poverty. Many years later, she travels to Tokyo to visit her son.

Tokyo-Ga

1985

German

7.3

♡ 7

60%

78%

Documentary

Wim Wenders Director

Chishû Ryû as Self

Werner Herzog as Self

Chris Marker as Self

Yûharu Atsuta as Self

German director Wim Wenders tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Ozu and finds a very different city.

I Was Born, But...

1932

7.8

♡ 19

Yasujirô Ozu Director

Michio Sato as Asobi nakama

Masao Hayama as Asobi nakama

Mitsuko Yoshikawa as Haha

Chishû Ryû as (uncredited)

Two young brothers become the leaders of a gang of kids in their neighborhood. Ozu's charming film is a social satire that draws from the antics of childhood as well as the tragedy of maturity.

There Was a Father

1942

7.5

♡ 4

100%

82%

father son relationship

Yasujirô Ozu Director

Kenji Ôyama as

Reikô Tani as

Chishû Ryû as Shuhei Horikawa

Shin Saburi as Yasutaro Kurokawa

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

Dragnet Girl

1933

6.9

♡ 7

Crime

Romance

Yasujirô Ozu Director

Jôji Oka as Jyoji

Yumeko Aizome as Misako

Chishû Ryû as Policeman

Reikô Tani as Secretary

A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him.

The Rickshaw Man

1958

7.5

♡ 6

Hiroshi Inagaki Director

Kichijirô Ueda as

Seiji Miyaguchi as Fencing master

Toshirô Mifune as Matsugoro

Chishû Ryû as Shigezo Yuki

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954

second sino-japanese war (1937-45)

7.9

♡ 10

Keisuke Kinoshita Director

Takahiro Tamura as Isokichi

Toyo Takahashi as Kobayashi Sensei

Kuniko Igawa as Matsue

Chishû Ryû as Otoko Sensei

From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.

A Hen in the Wind

1948

7.4

♡ 8

guilt

post world war ii

Yasujirô Ozu Director

Kôji Mitsui as Hideo

Chishû Ryû as Kazuichiro Satake

Reiko Minakami as Orie Noma

Shûji Sano as Shuichi Amamiya

Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for treatment but has no way of paying. She resorts to prostitution. One month later her husband returns from WWII to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together they must deal with the consequences.

A Story of Floating Weeds

1934