I Lived, But... (1983)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 2H 3M
Director : Kazuo Inoue
Writer : Kazuo Inoue, Kôki Takaoka
Synopsis
An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both interviews and Ozu-related locations) shot by Ozu's long-time camera-man (who came out of retirement to work on this). Surprisingly (or perhaps not), it focuses less on Ozu's accomplishments as a film-maker than on his impact on the lives of the people he worked with..
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