Shibuya adaptations

[Roger Macy]

Dear Kinejapaners,

I've just noticed an interesting piece by Chris Fujiwara on the adaptation of Ozu's last script, Daikon to ninjin.

http://www.movingimagesource.us/articles/finished-business-20110209

It goes a long way to answering the question forming in my head from last week's Berlinale screenings - How was it that Daikon to ninjin felt totally like a Shibuya film, whereas all the other ones felt like the work of whatever scriptwriter was engaged.

The short season, of the eight films from the 50s and 60s shown at Tokyo Filmex, are repeated this week at Berlin Arsenal and later at Hong Kong.  They turned out to be quite a good vehicle for comparing scriptwriters and they are all fine-looking prints, many in scope and colour with a parade of famous faces and names from the period.

Roger
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