Ozu: Dekigokoro (Passing Fancy), 1933

Chôko Iida and Takeshi Sakamoto in Dekigokoro
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By 1933, Ozu was already a well-seasoned professional, and Passing Fancy was just one of three masterpieces he filmed during that year (Senses of Cinema)

Then again, Ozu has always made extraordinary out of the ordinary (crossbow0106: Another Stellar Ozu Film)

Often it is the small details that stand out - holding that frame of the suburban background just an extra second or two after after the character exits - a small touch, but one that allows time for reflection (thinbeach: Classic Ozu)

Ozu regular Chishū Ryū has a small role towards the end of the film as a fellow passenger on board a ship (wikipedia)

A word also about the screenwriter, Tadao Ikeda: he came to prominence writing screenplays for such directors as Ozu, Naruse, Yoshimura, and Shimazu (wikipedia)

Ozu: Dekigokoro (Passing Fancy), 1933
(video by Shandor Zoltan)

(Yasujiro Ozu and Setsuko Hara)