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Friday 19 December 2014



FILM 1248: TOKYO STORY

TRIVIA: The film is notable for its use of the "tatami-mat" shot, in which the camera height is low and remains largely static throughout.

For a film that sides with the parents, it's not so surprising to learn that 'Yasujiro Ozu' never married and lived dutifully with his mother all his life.


Because of Ozu's style of shooting at eye-level from the floor, all the sets had to be constructed with ceilings.

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