Late Spring

interesting parallels with ozu's own life, never having married and lived with his mother for her entire life. especially considering this was to be his template for many reworkings. it's almost as if he kept screaming out for someone to make a similar decision in his stead. i found it a little hard to connect to the whole arranged marriage aspect, but them's were the breaks i guess. some people just need to be forced out of the house and into each other's arms when they're too comfortable in their little bubble, which is the realest thing about late spring. read more