Yasujiro Ozu's films are very "real", as any great work of art should be. They are real not in the naive sense of being true to life but in the deeper sense of capturing the inner shrines of the world. The trilogy "Late Spring", "Early Summer", and "Tokyo Story" stand out as one of the greatest pieces in the genre. Under the face of a humanistic theme lies an understanding of the absurdity and cruelty of the human condition and a profound sense of resignation approaching redemption.