Donald Richie

In Praise of Yasujiro Ozu (10 person items)

" "The Japanese say no director is more Japanese than Ozu. And they're right. He is indeed profoundly Japanese. But when you talk about being profoundly American, or Japanese, or British, when you dig down really deep, it's all universal. That's why we are so moved by films like Tokyo Story and Late Spring and Early Summer - because we truly understand what the characters are going through, and we recognise their humanity. Deep down, we share our essential humanness. We feel the same things. Int"