When a young man inherits his father's lucrative business, he cheats the system to set up three of his college friends with jobs..


Is it worth your time? Honestly, it depends on how much you like sitting with characters who don’t quite know how to handle their own lives. If you’re into the way Ozu films move—slow, deliberate, and deeply obsessed with the small stuff—you’ll probably get a kick out of this. If you need a movie to move like an action...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Yasujirō Ozu

Edgar Jones
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, it depends on how much you like sitting with characters who don’t quite know how to handle their own lives. If you’re into the way Ozu films move—slow, deliberate, and deeply obsessed with the small stuff—you’ll probably get a kick out of this. If you need a movie to move like an action flick or have a big, booming climax, you are going to be bored to tears within twenty minutes. 🍵 The whole premise is pretty simple: guy gets the family business, guy gets lonel..."

Tatsuo Saitō
Kōgo Noda
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