I Lived, But...
Movie| Title | 生きてはみたけれど・小津安二郎伝 |
| User score | 6.5 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 1983 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Kazuo Inoue |
| Production country | Japan |
| Production companies | Shochiku |
| Run time | 123 min. |
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..
