{"product_id":"directed-by-yasujiro-ozu-hardcover","title":"Directed by Yasujiro Ozu - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShiguéhiko Hasumi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAaron Gerow\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eRyan Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1983, Shiguéhiko Hasumi's \u003ci\u003eDirected by Yasujir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eō Ozu\u003c\/i\u003e has become one of the most influential books on cinema written in Japanese. This pioneering translation brings Hasumi's landmark work to an English-speaking public for the first time, inviting a new readership to engage with this astutely observed, deeply moving meditation on the oeuvre of one of the giants of world cinema. Complemented by a critical introduction from acclaimed film scholar Aaron Gerow and rendered fluidly in Ryan Cook's agile translation, this volume will grace the shelves of cinephiles for many years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShiguéhiko Hasumi is, quite simply, the greatest film critic in the world. We are finally able to savor his magisterial classic on Ozu, in a superb English translation. Subtle, provocative, forensic, philosophical: this is a film book for all time.--Adrian Martin, author of \u003ci\u003eMysteries of Cinema: Reflections on Film Theory, History and Culture 1982-2016\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eDirected by Yasujirō Ozu\u003c\/i\u003e is the most important book in my life. When I first encountered it in my early twenties, it taught me how difficult the simple undertaking of seeing a film actually is--and how pleasurable it can be as a result. This book thoroughly changed my way of looking at films, and also formed my filmmaking practice. The same can happen for readers today, who will come to realize that they had not really seen Ozu's films--or cinema itself, for that matter. I cannot help thinking that Ozu made the kinds of films he did just so that such a book would be written, believing that one day audiences would attempt to really see his films. What else could have inspired his unique approach? I know of no other film reading experience as devastating and alluring as this one.\"--Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Academy Award-nominated director of \u003ci\u003eDrive My Car\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A definitive classic by a master in the field.\"--Paul Schrader, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eTranscendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eDirected by Yasujirō Ozu \u003c\/i\u003eis an original and essential contribution to the already-extensive bibliography about the great Japanese master. Hasumi intelligently challenges many of the conventional interpretations of Ozu's work with his unusual critical insight. Quite a discovery.\"--Víctor Erice, director of \u003ci\u003eClose Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is much more than a monograph for erudite cinephiles: it is a book of combat and adventure, a joyous exercise in free-spiritedness. Its ambitious prose, audacious thought, and rigorous argumentation produce a cascade of meanings that speak to the central stakes of a book of this kind (a reflection on the work of a major filmmaker) while at the same time pulverizing the limits of the genre. Reading it will bring joys you would scarcely expect from a film book, whether or not you are a fan of Japanese cinema.\"--Jean-Michel Frodon, former editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eCahiers du cinéma\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Shiguéhiko Hasumi, the most influential film critic in Japan since the 1980s, single-handedly resurrected the status of Ozu with the publication of this book. There is no Japanese film scholar who is not inspired by Hasumi's critical method. Paying scrupulous attention to what is visible on the screen, no matter how banal the appearance, Hasumi reveals how conscious Ozu was of the capabilities and limits of cinema as a medium as well as to the history of filmmaking. Ryan Cook's nuanced translation makes Hasumi's prose accessible to both scholars and aficionados of cinema.\"--Daisuke Miyao, author of \u003ci\u003eJaponisme and the Birth of Cinema​\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"My favorite critical study of Ozu, for its clarifying critique of the exoticism we invariably bring to this great filmmaker's work. Hasumi offers an exciting introduction to fresh paths that film criticism can take.\"--Jonathan Rosenbaum, author of \u003ci\u003eIn Dreams Begin Responsibilities: A Jonathan Rosenbaum Reader\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This book completely changes our view of Ozu. Hasumi's analysis counters the tendency to exoticize Japan, unveiling the cruel ambiguity of Ozu's images through the closest of reading, the finest of description. Essential.\"--Bernard Eisenschitz, author of \u003ci\u003eFritz Lang au travail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hasumi has long been a seismic force in film theory and history. \u003ci\u003eDirected by Yasujirō Ozu\u003c\/i\u003e shows us Ozu's distinctive cinematic idiom through an equally distinctive engagement with 'Ozu' as cinema itself. Ryan Cook's elegant translation brings this formidable oeuvre fully into English for the first time.\"--Anne McKnight, author of \u003ci\u003eNakagami, Japan: Buraku and the Writing of Ethnicity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eDirected by Yasujir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eō\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Ozu\u003c\/i\u003e brings Hasumi's decades-old paradigm shift in seeing Ozu to English-speaking readers in full form for the first time. Its welcome shock waves are channeled by Ryan Cook's supple yet grounded language, which not only renders the text accessible but reignites its essential provocations in a dazzling new idiom. A call to cinephile attention.\"--Earl Jackson, Associate Professor Emeritus, University of California, Santa Cruz \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hasumi's book is as idiosyncratic as it is influential, having inspired an entire generation of Japanese critics, scholars, and film directors. This highly anticipated--even courageous--translation provides a new entry point for the experience of Ozu's cinema.\"--Markus Nornes, author of \u003ci\u003eBrushed in Light: Calligraphy in East Asian Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShiguéhiko Hasumi\u003c\/b\u003e (1936-) is a film and literary critic and scholar. He received his doctorate from the University of Paris, Sorbonne, and was the twenty-sixth president of the University of Tokyo (1997-2001). He has received numerous awards, including the Yomiuri Bungaku Award for \u003ci\u003eAnti-Nihongoron\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eHan-Nihongoron\u003c\/i\u003e, 1977), the Geijutsu Senshō Award for \u003ci\u003ePortrait of a Mediocre Artist: On Maxime Du Camp \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eBonʻyō na geijutsuka no shōzō Makushimu Dyu Kan-ron\u003c\/i\u003e, 1988), and L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Commandeur from the French Ministry of Culture (1999). His many other works include \u003ci\u003eLectures on Hollywood Film History\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eHariuddo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e eigashi kōgi\u003c\/i\u003e, 1993), \u003ci\u003eGodard, Manet, Foucault \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eGodāru, Manē, Fūkō\u003c\/i\u003e, 2008), \u003ci\u003eOn Madame Bovary \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eBovarī fujin-ron, \u003c\/i\u003e 2014), \u003ci\u003eWhat Is a Shot? \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eShotto to wa nani ka\u003c\/i\u003e, 2022), and \u003ci\u003eOn \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Ford \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eJon Fōdo-r\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eon, \u003c\/i\u003e 2022), all untranslated. Hasumi's productive relationships with influential filmmakers including Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Manoel de Oliveira, Theo Angelopoulos, Wim Wenders, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Pedro Costa, Leos Carax, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shinji Aoyama, and Ryūsuke Hamaguchi are well documented. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAaron Gerow \u003c\/b\u003eis A. Whitney Griswold Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures, and of Film and Media Studies, at Yale University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eVisions of Japanese Modernity: Articulations of Cinema, Nation, and Spectatorship, 1895-1925\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRyan Cook\u003c\/b\u003e is a film scholar, translator, and librarian. He completed a PhD in Japanese film history at Yale University and has taught at Yale, Harvard, and Emory University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751461716256,"sku":"9780520396715","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7acc9e7217d47f3254f14ee3ea9b462a.webp?v=1779973717","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/directed-by-yasujiro-ozu-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}