23 Years of Obsession Led to the Most Revealing Yasujirō Ozu Documentary Yet

Maria Simulescu

Exclusive: The television premiere of Daniel Raim's "The Ozu Diaries" will kick off a month-long, 20-film tribute to Ozu on Turner Classic Movies. Filmmaker Daniel Raim has been watching and thinking about Japanese director Yasujirō Ozu for 23 years, ever since he first encountered Ozu’s final masterpiece, “ An Autumn Afternoon .” His obsession has already produced the excellent documentaries “In Search of Ozu” and “Ozu & Noda.” Now, Raim has created his most illuminating work on Ozu to date,