Shin Saburi’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Shin Saburi has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1960s.
Recurring themes

The Band's Visit
2007
Comedy · Drama

The Woman Who Ran
2020
Drama

Madadayo
1993
Drama · Comedy

The Children of the Marshland
1999
Comedy · Drama

The Bakery Girl of Monceau
1963
Romance · Drama

Babette's Feast
1987
Drama · History

Early Summer
1951
Drama

Our Little Sister
2015
Drama

A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.
Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · With Setsuko Hara, Yōko Tsukasa, Mariko Okada

Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.
Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · With Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima

The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.
Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · With Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Koji Tsuruta
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