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I Lived, But... (1983)

Original title: 生きてはみたけれど・小津安二郎伝

1983-10-29 · 2h 3m · JA
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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..

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Kazuo InoueDirector

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Keiko KishiKeiko KishiSelfYōko TsukasaYōko TsukasaSelfIneko ArimaIneko ArimaSelfChikage AwashimaChikage AwashimaSelfMariko OkadaMariko OkadaSelfHaruko SugimuraHaruko SugimuraSelfMutsuko SakuraMutsuko SakuraSelfEijirō TōnoEijirō TōnoSelfChishū RyūChishū RyūSelfNobuo NakamuraNobuo NakamuraSelfFujio SugaFujio SugaSelfShinichirō MikamiShinichirō MikamiSelf

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Ozu

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Genre affinityDocumentaryTheme affinityOzuDirector preference696239Actor preference226682 · 360118 · 373480Country preferenceJpDecade preference1980

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What is I Lived, But... about?

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..

How long is I Lived, But...?

I Lived, But... has a runtime of 123 minutes.