1983
6.5 (8 votes)
2h 3m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Shochiku
I Lived, But... (生きてはみたけれど・小津安二郎伝)
Overview
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..
