A compilation of Ozu's common figures, mostly used in his films as "pillow shots" (to give to the spectator a rest between dialogue scenes). You can see life in Japan in the 30's and 40's.

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Another typical Canadian fishing weekend -- driving around eating everything in sight.

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Watson: "It simply isn't on, Holmes -- I mean, really!" Holmes: "Quite." Peter Serafinowicz was in the BBC series Look Around You.

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...on the Head with an Umbrella. Short film by Cathinka Tanberg, from a short story by F. Sorrentino.

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A gently cosmic update of Italo disco...

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Part sincere and part self-parody ("why do you think Japanese people are so small?"), this is very 1967. The interviewer is a bit crazy; the Americans sound quite reasonable. But there's no doubt in... continue reading

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An Estonian commercial for condoms (1996).

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