Hard to find, I saw this in the 1960's in Berkeley, California and even then it seemed dated and yet the Japanese style and film touches that later influenced Kurosawa & Ozu were unmistakable. This is surely the first important Japanese film and the one that influenced the later masters. Simple in story-telling and rich in characterization, even if the acting seems a bit overwrought. Try to find it.
Review of A Page of Madness
