There Was A Father, Gosfilmofond Print
September 1, 2010 Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Film Center 1. News Reel; Yomiuri News, No. 164 (1940) 2. News Reel; Japan News, No. 177 (1943) 3. Fighting Tuberculosis (1951) 4. There Was A Father (1942), Gosfilmofond Print, Directed by Yasujiro Ozu Apart from 3, this screening was very disorienting. In 2, there is a footage of aircraft carrier Hornet attacked by Japanese, followed by send-off rally of young soldiers. And “There was a Father”. It was like sitting in the movie theater in 1943 Japan. “There Was A Father” The history of this particular print is here. Finally I …