Cinema Gadfly – Episode 23 – An Autumn Afternoon

My guest for this month is Christa Mrgan, and she’s joined me to discuss the film I chose for her, the 1962 Japanese drama film An Autumn Afternoon. You can follow the show on Twitter @cinemagadfly.

Show notes:

• This was the last film that Yasujirō Ozu made, after a career that started in the silent era
• His most famous is probably Tokyo Story, but he made 53 others, 19 of which are considered lost
• Christa’s husband is Neven Mrgan who was a guest on this podcast as well
• Chishū Ryū, who plays the lead here, was in 32 of Ozu’s 54 films
• Manga, J-pop, and Sushi are all examples of prominent cultural exports from Japan
• Toyko Story is based on Make Way For Tomorrow, a depression era film by Leo McCarey that touches on a lot of Ozu-type themes
• No one knows who wrote Caro mio ben, but it was probably Tommaso Giordani
• Before this podcast, I’d never even heard of Italian voice method
• Civil Comments is amazing. You should all check it out!

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