#526: OZU, Yasujiro: There Was a Father (1942)
THE ONLY SON/THERE WAS A FATHER: TWO FILMS BY YASUJIRO OZU (#524)
OZU, Yasujiro (Japan)
OZU, Yasujiro (Japan)
There Was a Father [1942]
Spine #526
DVD
DVD
Yasujiro Ozu's frequent leading man Chishu Ryu is riveting as Shuhei, a widowed high school teacher who finds that the more he tries to do what is best for his son's future, the more they are separated. Though primarily a delicately wrought story of parental love, There Was a Father offers themes of sacrifice that were deemed appropriately patriotic by Japanese censors at the time of its release during World War II, making it a uniquely political film in Ozu's body of work.
87 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
in Japanese
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2010
Director/Writers
Screenplay by Tadao Ikeda, Takao Yanai, and Yasujiro Ozu.
Ozu was 39 when he directed There Was a Father.
Other Ozu films in the Collection:
Eclipse Series 42: Walk Cheerfully (1930)
Eclipse Series 42: That Night's Wife (1930)
Eclipse Series 10: Tokyo Chorus (1931)
Eclipse Series 10: I Was Born, But . . . (1932)
Eclipse Series 42: Dragnet Girl (1933)
Eclipse Series 42: Passing Fancy (1933)
#232: A Story Of Floating Weeds (1934)
#525: The Only Son (1936)
#331: Late Spring (1949)
#240: Early Summer (1951)
#989: The Flavor Of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
#217: Tokyo Story (1953)
Eclipse Series 3:Early Spring (1956)
Eclipse Series 3: Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Eclipse Series 3: Equinox Flower (1958)
#84: Good Morning (1959)
#232: Floating Weeds (1959)
Eclipse Series 3: Late Autumn (1960)
Eclipse Series 3: End Of Summer (1961)
#446: An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
The Film
Other Ozu films in the Collection:
Eclipse Series 42: Walk Cheerfully (1930)
Eclipse Series 42: That Night's Wife (1930)
Eclipse Series 10: Tokyo Chorus (1931)
Eclipse Series 10: I Was Born, But . . . (1932)
Eclipse Series 42: Dragnet Girl (1933)
Eclipse Series 42: Passing Fancy (1933)
#232: A Story Of Floating Weeds (1934)
#525: The Only Son (1936)
#331: Late Spring (1949)
#240: Early Summer (1951)
#989: The Flavor Of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
#217: Tokyo Story (1953)
Eclipse Series 3:Early Spring (1956)
Eclipse Series 3: Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Eclipse Series 3: Equinox Flower (1958)
#84: Good Morning (1959)
#232: Floating Weeds (1959)
Eclipse Series 3: Late Autumn (1960)
Eclipse Series 3: End Of Summer (1961)
#446: An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Thirty-two page booklet featuring an essay by critic and historian Tony Rayns, an appreciation of actor Ryu by Japanese film scholar Donald Richie, and comments by Ryu on director Ozu.
Commentary
None.
Video interviews
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Thirty-two page booklet featuring an essay by critic and historian Tony Rayns, an appreciation of actor Ryu by Japanese film scholar Donald Richie, and comments by Ryu on director Ozu.
Commentary
None.
Video interviews
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