TUE 21 MAY
Coming Soon to
Academy Cinemas
84 mins |
Rated
PG
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu
Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Chishû Ryû, Hōhi Aoki, Shūji Sano, Chieko Murata
Playing as part of Academy's spotlight on Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu, playing May 18-23.
A woman raising her young son while awaiting the return of her husband from war is forced to sell her body once only to pay her child’s medical costs. Her honest nature prevents her from keeping this from her husband when he returns...
“Presents a different side of the great Japanese director than American viewers are accustomed to seeing.”
– Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
“A pointed moral indictment of Japan’s postwar society, this is also one of Ozu’s most emotionally charged movies.”
– Reece Pendleton, Chicago Reader
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Playing as part of Academy's spotlight on Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu, playing May 18-23.
A woman raising her young son while awaiting the return of her husband from war is forced to sell her body once only to pay her child’s medical costs. Her honest nature prevents her from keeping this from her husband when he returns...
“Presents a different side of the great Japanese director than American viewers are accustomed to seeing.”
– Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
“A pointed moral indictment of Japan’s postwar society, this is also one of Ozu’s most emotionally charged movies.”
– Reece Pendleton, Chicago Reader