The rep is for your review of this film, finally someone who appreciates the brilliance of this film the way I do...most people consider Singin in the Rain to be MGM's masterpiece, but I think it's The Band Wagon.
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Great review, Cob . I'd say Tokyo Story is one of my favourite films and yet i still haven't seen anything else from Ozu . Planning on getting into him properly soon.
You should definitely watch one of his color films then. Those are the truly irresistable ones, purely visually. I think the color-aspect may be the extra dimension some people need to truly get drawn into his films (even the people who usually have no problems with black & white films, like you). His use of color is simply phenomenal. It's truly of the highest level in cinematic history.
I highly recommend his swan song, An Autumn Afternoon, which is my personal favorite film of his. If you don't connect with that one, I guess Ozu might not be for you.
Maybe you could also watch some of his other color films first, because An Autumn Afternoon and Late Spring are pretty similar story-wise. Perhaps something like Good Morning or Floating Weeds is what you're looking for. Both are a little different from what you've seen from him so far.