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A Study of the Documentary Aesthetics of “Tokyo Story” in Terms of “Society, Family, and Life”
- 1 Sichuan Tourism University
- 2 Hebei Finance University
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Abstract
Based on the history of documentary film development and related theoretical arguments, this paper analyzes Yasujirō Ozu’s work Tokyo Story. It combines Ozu’s expressed attitudes towards “family,” “life,” and “society” with the film’s narrative content, character development, and visual composition to elucidate the documentary aesthetics of the film.
Keywords
history of documentary film development, Yasujirō Ozu, Tokyo Story, documentary aesthetics
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Deng,T.;Zhang,T. (2024). A Study of the Documentary Aesthetics of “Tokyo Story” in Terms of “Society, Family, and Life”. Advances in Humanities Research,8,42-45.
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