Film · Documentary

I Lived, But... (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..

Director

Kazuo Inoue

Writers

Kazuo Inoue, Kôki Takaoka

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Release date

October 29, 1983

Original title

生きてはみたけれど・小津安二郎伝