Plot

(From the original uploader's comments) Though perhaps the finest cinematographer of his day, Hiroshi Shimizu has somehow been overshaddowed by later figures like Ozu and Mizoguchi. In Four Seasons of Children, he uses his medium to capture the world of adults and children with equal time given to the perceptions of the children. It is unique in this, as most films relegate the children's view of life to the footnotes. One of Shimizu's considerable achievements was his direction of children. This film is a good example of that.
Two young brothers grow up with a sick father and a ranch/dairy to run. Their family was disowned by their mother's parents when she married against their will. Thus the boys believe they have no grandparents. They work and go to school and play with their friends. But life has surprises for them as an employee of their grandfathers mill plots to reposses their ranch.
The story is well told, the filmwork eloquent in its use of light and montage, the characters are well developed and the acting is good. This film is a fine example of the quality film making done in the 30s and 40s in Japan. Highly recommended.

Jun Yokoyama (p.1928), Masao Hayama (р.1925)




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