Setsuko Hara: Japan's Garbo

[@SoawNyce]

Youve done a great service to art and cinema, taking the time to focus on this amazing actress. Im just watching the Ozu films again, and newly focused on the fine actors , portraying such subtle characters and drama, that define his work. Suddenly the answer to my questions, magically show up in my YT feed. Kudos to you, Derry Public Library.

[@lakesuccess1]

I have watched Tokyo Story many many times and will never get tired of watching it.

[@oppama1969]

It is a good movie. Many innocent women and children in the world had to go through this pain...

[@henrybrowne7248]

What a co-incidence. I am watching my first Ozu movie, newly discovered [everybody's heard of Kirosawa and others, but not Ozu as much]. Early Summer. I am madly in love with Ms. Hara's character and this amazing film. I had no idea she had that kind of stature, looking forward to your presentation.

[@delmofritz3964]

Thank you for this biography . Setsuko Hara is one of my favourite actresses of all time. Tokyo Story and Late Spring are both masterpieces. My take on the early reitrement is after Ozu died she felt that her biggest conncetion to her work was gone and therefore no reason to continue.

[@shantihealer]

Many thanks for this rare but essential documentary. Could you do one for the other great Japanese actress Takamine Hideko (who you briefly mention) star of Naruse's films?

[@bw2273]

This was a very well articulated analysis and biography. Thank you for making this. I can't get enough of Setsuko Hara. And you're right, Grave of the Fireflies was a tearjerker. Great example of how great anime can be though. Would be great if you did a documentary like this on Satoshi Kon's films

[@SABNISTANMAY]

You guys have done a good job of covering a big name in the Japanese cinema and even world cinema that doesn't have a good in depth documentries like Toshiro Mifune.

[@harrietbrown8807]

apparently she visited Hollywood and was shown around by Marlene Dietrich

[@harrietbrown8807]

In Late Spring Noriko"s father pretends to have a girlfriend in order to push her to get married

[@larybremner5855]

Japeiiiiynnn?

[@larybremner5855]

Eyyda? Kamono?

[@林彰-y1g]

日本のガルボという言い方は賛成できないな。むしろ、ガルボはスクリーンテストを受けているし。 原節子（Setsuko Hara)は、小津が長生きすれば女優をやっていたと思う。彼女も、そのつもりでいたようだ。 こういう番組をつくってくれて感謝している。

[@larybremner5855]

😂