Cinematheque: "Dragnet Girl"

The story of a hoodlum, his moll, and their redemption through an encounter with an innocent girl provided celebrated auteur Ozu the basis for one of the most moving and stylish films from Japan’s silent era. Although Ozu made other gangster films, "Dragnet Girl’s" memorable and suspenseful climax features the only gunshot fired in the master filmmakers entire oeuvre. Japanese intertitles with English subtitles. Live piano by David Drazin.