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Fred Camper, Chicago Reader: This rarely screened, melancholy 1957 film, Ozu's last in black and white, is one of his best. Read more
Richard Brody, New Yorker: This turbulent and grim family melodrama, from 1957, is steered away from the maudlin and given emotional depth and philosophical heft under the direction of Yasujiro Ozu. Read more