First published in 1983, Shiguéhiko Hasumi's Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

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.