Synopsis

The head of a traveling theater, Kihachi arrives at a village long after the first visit. In the village live his old flame Otsune and his own son, Shinkichi. Shinkichi believes his biological father to be dead, and thinks Kihachi is his uncle. Kihachi visits Otsune’s house everyday to meet Shinkichi, and sometimes goes fishing with the son. As Kihachi confesses who he really is, Shinkichi begs him to settle in their hometown. Nomad as he is, Kihachi cannot stop wandering around the world. All he wishes it that Shinkichi become a great man. This film is one of the major works by Ozu Yasujiro, also known for its remade version in 1959.

감독

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  • 오즈 야스지로
  • 일본 영화의 거장 오즈 야스지로 감독은 도쿄 후쿠가와에서 1903년 12월 12일 태어났다. 1927년 <참회의 칼>로 데뷔한 이래 1963년 12월 12일 세상을 떠날 때까지 <태어나기는 했지만>, <늦봄>, <동경이야기> 등 많은 걸작들을 통해 일본 감독뿐 아니라 짐 자무쉬, 빔 벤더스, 아키 키우리스마키, 허우 샤오시엔과 같은 많은 외국 감독에게 영향을 주었다.