"GOOD MORNING is simultaneously among Ozu's most relaxed films and one of his most aesthetically rigorous." Sight and Sound64.49435
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"A rich social tapestry that also explores attitudes to family life and the lasting emotional impact left by a loved one's departure..."Sight and Sound36.85392
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"Yasujiro Ozu created quiet epics that dealt purely and without stylistic fuss about what really matters....A masterpiece..."USA Today "[O]ne of the greatest films of all time."Chicago Sun-Times "[T]he experience of watching Ozu's masterpieces reveals an artist whose allegiances are strikingly diverse." Sight and Sound36.85392
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4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] powerful humanist study, detailing the effects of history on a generation of Japanese men." Uncut "TWENTY FOUR EYES is as sensitive to the poverty of its characters as it is to the rise of militarism....Kinoshita's vision coheres around Takamine Hideko's powerful performance as the teacher." Sight and Sound36.85392
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"...A staple of all-time best movies polls, this lovely portrait is full of Ozu regulars, including lead Setsuko Hara..." USA Today36.85392
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"...[Kurosawa's] swansong..."Sight and Sound "...There's an abundance of striking imagery throughout, particularly in early vignettes that celebrate childhood innocence..." -- 3 out of 4 stars USA Today "...Grand....The magical and mysterious are mixed with the practical, funny and polemical..."New York Times "...[The tales'] awesome visual beauty encourages a degree of patience that's usually well rewarded..."Entertainment Weekly "...AKIRA KUROSAWA'S DREAMS contains some of the most beautiful images ever conceived by the man who is widely regarded as the world's greatest living director..."Los Angeles Times36.85392
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"...A touching film all about attachment, connection, loneliness, abandonment..." -- Rating: A Entertainment Weekly "...Ozu made a string of masterpieces about Japanese middle-class families....SPRING is a good place to begin..." USA Today "LATE SPRING is a profoundly calming film. It encourages the viewer to adapt to its own slow, regular heartbeat..." New York Times 5 stars out of 5 -- "Focusing on the everyday tragedy and humdrum bliss of family....It's beautiful and moving in the extreme."Uncut6.269626
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"...A touching film all about attachment, connection, loneliness, abandonment..." -- Rating: AEntertainment Weekly "LATE SPRING is a profoundly calming film. It encourages the viewer to adapt to its own slow, regular heartbeat..."New York Times "...Ozu made a string of masterpieces about Japanese middle-class families....SPRING is a good place to begin..."USA Today 5 stars out of 5 -- "Focusing on the everyday tragedy and humdrum bliss of family....It's beautiful and moving in the extreme."Uncut6.204025
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Q (10/99, p.120) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...stunned by the dual blows of the deaths of his father and his drumming teacher last year...[His] response is to purge his feelings with this melancholy meditation, adding voice and shaku-hachi...to an already diverse soundstage..."The Wire (9/99, p.62) - "...an exciting live performer who can work up a ferocious head of steam on the Japanese taiko drum, but here he also gets to show what a softie he is underneath, playing wistful shakuhachi flute over a luscious string quintet..."Dirty Linen (6-7/00, p.84) - "...Spiritual and meditative music....played on the shakuhachi flute...but the violins, viola and cello...give it a different flair..."0.0937156
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