|
 |
Equinox Flower
|
by New Yorker Video
Sales Rank: 3784
Price: $19.95
|
|
|
Although Equinox Flower may not be in the same league as Ozu's Tokyo Story or Late Spring, it is still a very entertaining movie. The plot centers around the Hirayama family. The father, played by Shin Saburi, seems to enjoy saying one thing, but doing another. At a wedding reception, he praises the bride and groom for choosing to marry out of love. But in his own home, the father is busy preparing an "arranged marriage" for his elder daughter. You'll no doubt smile and shake your head at his behavior.<p>This movie is noteworthy because of the appearance of actress Fujiko Yamamoto who earlier gained fame as the first Miss Japan. She plays a friend of Hirayama's elder daughter. There are also a few cultural jokes in this film that Western viewers may miss. In one scene, an intrusive guest named Mrs. Sasaki heads to the bathroom at the Hirayama home. She sees an upside-down broom and turns it rightside-up. In the old Japan, an upside-down broom indicated the homeowners didn't want visitors that day. <p>This is probably one of Ozu's funniest films, though I wouldn't necessarily label it a comedy. The story of the father is told with a sense of compassion. Rather than condemning him, Ozu allows us to watch as the ol' man slowly comes to the realization that the world around him is changing and that maybe he needs to change as well.
Viewer Reviews
Hirayama Wataru ' s family, a businessman is formed by his wife Kiyoko, his daughters Setsuko and Hisako. Hikayama pities of Fumiko, the only daughter of his friend Mikami, who without the consent of their parents decides to live with her lover. At the same time he disagrees when his daughter Setsuko request his consent to marry with Taniguchi.
After Setsuko ` s wedding, Hirayama adopts a cold and distant attitude respect his daughter, and a beloved friend of his daughter will be the indicated to solicit a major attention for her, flying to Hiroshima trying to make the paces.
The most important feature of Ozu resides in the universality of his concerns. As you know the genius is always contemporary, so that 's why this picture retains that peculiar actuality through the years in spite the fact the films dates from 1958. In this sense he remains so distant of Mizoguchi ` s visions for instance. The familiar conflicts are viewed as a micro cosmos inside a much more complex society. And seen under this perspective you can realize why Win Wenders can be considered as his most legitimate successor: (Tokio Ga is precisely to Ozu 's memory)
The picture, sublimely photographed and with long and steady shots is base d on Satomi Ton `s novel with the only premise Ozu was his director.
Back To Top
|
Equinox Flower
Available from Amazon
|
|
NOTICE: All product prices, availability, and specifications
are subject to verification by their respective retailers.
Copyright © 2009, Dominant Systems Corporation
info@HowlingVideo.com
Privacy Policy
Last Modified : 1-4-2009
|
