Tokyo Twilight (Yasujirō Ozu 1957) w/ Malik Nelson

Written By Felicia Maroni
 

Felicia is joined by Malik Nelson to discuss Yasujirō Ozu’s overlooked film about two sisters grappling with the return of their mother who abandoned them in Tokyo Twilight (1957).

Send us your thoughts on the episode - do you prefer Ozu’s black and white or in colour films? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com


Follow Malik here:
Letterboxd: @atelopusfarci
IG: @malachimalik_

Sources:
https://nyunews.com/arts/film/2019/10/28/tokyo-twilight-4k-film-restoration-review/

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/634-eclipse-series-3-late-ozu

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2019/cteq/tender-restraint-tokyo-twilight-yasujiro-ozu-1957/

OUTRO SONG:
Tokyo Twilight Theme by Takanobu Saitô

FILMS MENTIONED:
Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu 1949)

Tokyo Story (Yasujirō Ozu 1953)

Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk 1956)

Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch 1996)

Good Morning (Yasujirō Ozu 1959)

20th Century Women (Mike Mills 2016)

Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach 2013)

Stella Dallas (King Vidor 1937)

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