 After a series of the "no star" pictures, in September 1929, Ozu's first film with stars, "I graduated But...", starring Minoru Takada and Kinuyo Tanaka, was released.In January 1930, he was entrusted with Shochiku's top star, Sumiko Kurishima, in her new year film, "An Introduction to Marriage".His subsequent films of 1930 impressed Shiro Kido enough to invite Ozu on a trip to a hot spring.