Legendary director Yasujiro Ozu is a filmcritic.com all-star. Do a search, and you'll find nothing but four and five-star reviews. That's quite a feat for a man remembered for crafting small-scale domestic dramas featuring understated performances and ...read the complete Banshun movie review at filmcritic.com (Don Willmott)
Exquisite ... What little plot there is in Late Spring is adorned by Ozu's Zen-like meditation on objects, surroundings and the Japanese concept of mono no aware -- the ineffable resignation to the reality of life as things are. ...read the complete Banshun movie review at Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)