The Ozu Diaries

Saturday, March 14, 8:30 am - 10:50 pm
Directed by Daniel Raim | Produced by Yuki Machida, Daniel Raim
2025. USA. 140 min.
Country/Region Featured: Japan | Languages: Japanese and English

In-person Q&A with David Averbach (The Film Collaborative)

The Ozu Diaries, directed by Academy-Award-nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim, is a cinematic journey that explores the inner world of Japanese master filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu, drawing from his private diaries, wartime notebooks, letters, interviews, photographs, and never-before-seen home movies. Through Ozu’s own words, combined with reflections from Kyoko Kagawa, Wim Wenders, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Tsai Ming-liang, and Luc Dardenne, the film traces how Ozu transformed personal loss and wartime trauma into enduring masterpieces such as Early Summer, Tokyo Story, and An Autumn Afternoon.

Northeast Asia - Japan, Japan