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Within the framework of the aching melodrama the director daringly highlights the weight of tradition and duty that crushes the individual spirit. Jan 21, 2014 | Full Review…
Within the framework of the aching melodrama the director daringly highlights the weight of tradition and duty that crushes the individual spirit.
Richard Brody
A delicate, straightforward exhortation to duty and sacrifice, presented with both humor and a kind of unforced serenity. Oct 18, 2008 | Full Review…
A delicate, straightforward exhortation to duty and sacrifice, presented with both humor and a kind of unforced serenity.
Don Druker
The issue of separation acquired a particular poignancy in wartime, it goes without saying, but Ryu's stoic underplaying offers a heartbreaking performance for the ages. Oct 18, 2008 | Full Review…
The issue of separation acquired a particular poignancy in wartime, it goes without saying, but Ryu's stoic underplaying offers a heartbreaking performance for the ages.
Trevor Johnston
... an indisputable masterpiece, a work of grace and simplicity that feels as timeless now as it was timely then. Aug 11, 2010 | Full Review…
... an indisputable masterpiece, a work of grace and simplicity that feels as timeless now as it was timely then.
Sean Axmaker
a poignant, even tragic portrait of the nature of sacrifice Jul 16, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
a poignant, even tragic portrait of the nature of sacrifice
James Kendrick
An almost unwittingly political, (unusual for Ozu) as well as artistic, triumph. Jul 16, 2010 | Full Review…
An almost unwittingly political, (unusual for Ozu) as well as artistic, triumph.
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Beautifully shot, this is a quiet but powerful drama that makes the most of a skilled cast and a variety of striking locations. Jul 1, 2008 | Full Review…
Beautifully shot, this is a quiet but powerful drama that makes the most of a skilled cast and a variety of striking locations.
Film4 Staff
Ozu's most Buddhist, didactic, Japanese and patriarchal film. Jun 16, 2008 | Rating: A | Full Review…
Ozu's most Buddhist, didactic, Japanese and patriarchal film.
Dennis Schwartz
If There Was a Father celebrates obedience as a virtue and duty the highest calling on the surface, there is an ambiguity in Ozu's tone. Jun 2, 2008 | Full Review…
If There Was a Father celebrates obedience as a virtue and duty the highest calling on the surface, there is an ambiguity in Ozu's tone.
a vastly underrated ozu classic. there was a surprising political element, rare for ozu even during the wartime censorship, but that didnt overwhelm the film or detract form the powerful premise at all. as a parent, this film is gut wrenching. a father maintains a surprising level of affection from his son despite hampering their relationship as he punishes himself for a mistake made while his son was a young boy. the culture of japan at the time is portrayed with clarity that is educational for us today, and the ozu trademarks that become more evident later in his career appear in this film in spurts. ryu is his usual steady self, and the film hits home well in a short and effective running time.
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