Tokyo Twilight
Dir: Ozu Yasujiro
Japan, 1957, 141 minmins, DCP
Cast: Arima Ineko, Hara Setsuko, Ryu Chishu, Yamada Isuzu
The ticking sound of a grandfather clock; the shadows at the end of the dusky corridors – loneliness permeates one of Ozu’s darkest and chilliest films. Departing from the gentle melancholia in a family, this quietly distressing drama about a single father and his two daughters touches on abuse, alcoholism and abortion, as the camera leaves the familiarity of domestic scenes and follows the pregnant daughter to find her errant boyfriend in mahjong parlors and later-night cafes. An unusual “delinquency” that sees the more visceral and provocative motif of Ozu’s cinema.
22/08/2019 (THU): Film talk with Kiki Fung
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Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Full House
Introduction
Remarks
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