I Lived, But...

I Lived, But...

123 mins | Documentary | Oct. 29, 1983

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..

I Lived, But...

123 mins | Documentary | Oct. 29, 1983

I Lived, But...
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..
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 生きてはみたけれど・小津安二郎伝
Directors Kazuo Inoue
Writers Kôki Takaoka, Kazuo Inoue

Cast

Keiko Kishi

as Self

Yôko Tsukasa

as Self

Ineko Arima

as Self

Mariko Okada

as Self

Haruko Sugimura

as Self

Mutsuko Sakura

as Self

Eijirō Tōno

as Self

Chishū Ryū

as Self

Nobuo Nakamura

as Self

Fujio Suga

as Self

Shôhei Imamura

as Self

Yasushi Sasaki

as Self

Kaneto Shindō

as Self

Ryôsuke Saitô

as Self

Yûharu Atsuta

as Self

Tatsuo Hamada

as Self

Hidemi Kon

as Self

Donald Richie

as Self

Tadao Sato

as Self

Kie Nakai

as Self

Tatsuya Jo

as Narrator (voice)

Kyōko Kishida

as Self

Yoji Yamada

as Self

Shima Iwashita

as Self