La Danse du lion

Kabuki fireworks meets backstage realism. A veteran actor’s daughter channels a lion spirit live, her body and face twisting into raw primal fury. The camera stays in long takes, letting the terror breathe.

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Yasujirō Ozu directed La Danse du lion in 1936. See Yasujirō Ozu's full filmography, where to start with Yasujirō Ozu, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yasujirō Ozu.

La Danse du lion was released in 1936 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 24 minutes.