“The Ozu Diaries can be regarded as the definitive documentary about Ozu’s life and work. At last, Yasujiro Ozu receives the comprehensive and poetic cinematic portrait he deserves.”
— Ritter Fan,
“The Ozu Diaries is a true labor of love, faithful to Godard’s statement that ‘editing is the resurrection of life.”
— Marcella Leonardi,
ABOUT THE FILM
LONG SYNOPSIS
THE OZU DIARIES, directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim, is a cinematic journey that explores the inner world of Japanese master filmmaker Yasujirō 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.
Writer & Director Daniel Raim
Producers Yuki Machida, Daniel Raim
Executive Producers Matthew & Natalie Bernstein, Hiromi Fujii, Charlie Tabesh, Eric Nyari
Editor Daniel Raim
Director of Photography Koichi Furuya
Original Music Dave Lebolt
Featuring Wim Wenders, Kyoko Kagawa, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Tsai Ming-liang, Luc Dardenne, Isao Shirosawa, Akiko Ozu, Michiko Yamanouchi, Shizuo Yamanouchi
FESTIVALS
2025: Venice International (World Premiere), Busan International (International Premiere), Fesitval do Rio, Tokyo International, AFI FEST (North American Premiere)
AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download
PRESS KIT
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