23. An Autumn Afternoon Cinema Gadfly

My guest for this month is Christa Mrgan, and she’s joined me to discuss the film I chose for her, the 1962 Japanese drama film An Autumn Afternoon. You can follow the show on Twitter @cinemagadfly.


Show notes:



This was the last film that Yasujirō Ozu made, after a career that started in the silent era
His most famous is probably Tokyo Story, but he made 53 others, 19 of which are considered lost
Christa’s husband is Neven Mrgan who was a guest on this podcast as well
Chishū Ryū, who plays the lead here, was in 32 of Ozu’s 54 films
Manga, J-pop, and Sushi are all examples of prominent cutural exports from Japan
Toyko Story is based on Make Way For Tomorrow, a depression era film by Leo McCarey that touches on a lot of Ozu-type themes
No one knows who wrote Caro mio ben, but it was probably Tommaso Giordani
Before this podcast, I’d never even heard of Italian voice method
Civil Comments is amazing. You should all check it out!


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