#148 Yasujiro Ozu
There is no Ranked List for reasons you can find all over my posts on Ozu. I have seen 15 of his films and couldn't tell you one from the other. That sameness combined with his uncinematic formal approach gets under my skin, and I realized I have two options here. I could do like with Jean-Pierre Melville, wipe the slate clean and start from the start. (I've been told repeatedly when you Marathon Ozu the subtle differences from one film to another make each one special.) However, since that's not something I'm interested in doing at this time, I'm going with the other option and moving onto the next director.
When the time is right, you know it. This may get me to sign up for Criterion's Streaming channel, which also has a lot of the Seijun Suzuki I'm looking for. Bouncing between Suzuki and Ozu may be the way to go, or they may create too much of a contrast. This is my ambitious slate for Ozu, and I may choose to abandon it if this turns out to be a mistake.
I Was Born, But… (1932) - 2nd Viewing
Passing Fancy (1933)
Dragnet Girl (1933)
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) - 2nd Viewing
The Only Son (1936) - 2nd Viewing
There Was a Father (1942) - 2nd Viewing
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
A Hen in the Wind (1948)
Late Spring (1949) - 2nd Viewing
Early Summer (1951) - 2nd Viewing
Flavor of Green tea (1952)
Tokyo Story (1953) - 2nd Viewing
Early Spring (1956) - 2nd Viewing
Tokyo Twilight (1957) - 2nd Viewing
Equinox Flower (1958) - 2nd Viewing
Floating Weeds (1959) - 2nd Viewing
Good Morning (1959) - 2nd Viewing
Late Autumn (1960) - 2nd Viewing
The End of Summer (1961) - 2nd Viewing
An Autumn Afternoon (1962) - 2nd Viewing