I've just finished Late Chyranthemums, another brilliant and masterful film from Naruse. This film is from the same period that he made his masterpiece, Floating Weeds, and it's exactly the type of film I'd like to make. As Alexander Jacoby points out, "the measured rhythms of his editing, and the expressive use of interior space, tend simply to illustrate the content of the script, rather than creating meaning in the manner of Mizoguchi's stylistics." Some might wonder why I wouldn't choose to film like Mizoguchi, but if you continue reading the Senses of Cinema article, (and I think everyone should read SOS), Jacoby says Naruse has a style "which consists in detail of characterisation and elegance of structure" and a "wisdom which consists in the strength of purpose and clarity of vision," and those things are a script writer's dream. Naruse is a script writer's dream. He's been a real inspiration to me, in this, my thesis year (when I'm preparing for another feature length screenplay). These are the only Naruse films that are readily available, I'm a huge fan of post-WWII Japanese cinema, and I swear it was like falling in love all over again. Naruse is great. 