Tōkyō monogatari = Tokyo story /
東京物語 = Tokyo story /
A self-centered couple is inconvenienced by a parental visit. When the mother falls ill, her children hasten to be with her
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| Language: | Japanese English |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
2003
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, 2003 [Irvington, NY] : 2003 [Irvington, New York] : [2013] |
| Edition: | Special ed |
| Series: | Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 217 Criterion collection ; 217 East Asian film collection |
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| Summary: | A self-centered couple is inconvenienced by a parental visit. When the mother falls ill, her children hasten to be with her Tokyo Story follows an aging couple, Tomi and Sukichi, on their journey from their rural village to visit their two married children in bustling, post-war Tokyo. Their reception is disappointing: too busy to entertain them, their children send them off to a health spa. After Tomi falls ill she and Sukichi return home, while the children, grief-stricken, hasten to be with her When an aging couple journeys to visit with their adult children and family they find they are an intrusion on the younger generation's life style |
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| Item Description: | Credits from English subtitles Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953 Originally released as a motion picture in 1953 Special features include: Audio commentary by David Desser ; original theatrical trailer ; Ikite wa mita keredo = I lived, but-- (1983 documentary about Ozu directed by Kazuo Inoue, 2 hrs.) ; Talking with Ozu (1993 tribute to the director, 40 min.) ; essay by David Bordwell Special features include: audio commentary by scholar David Desser ; "I lived, but..." (1983 Ozu documentary, 120 min.) ; "Talking with Ozu" (1993 40 min. tribute featuring reflections from directors Stanley Kwan, Aki Kaurismaki, Claire Denis, Lindsay Anderson, Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, Hou Hsiao-hsien) ; essay by David Bordwell Special features include: newly restored high-definition digital transfer ; audio commentary by Ozu-film scholar David Desser ; original theatrical trailer ; new translation ; "I lived, but," a two hour documentary about the life and career of Ozu ; "Talking with Pzu," a 40-minute tribute to Ozu Special features: New digital restoration from a 4K film transfer. Disc 1: Commentary (featuring David Desser, editor of Ozu's "Tokyo Story"); Talking with Ozu (created by Shochiku to commemorate the ninetieth anniversary of director Yasujiro Ozu's birth, this 1993 documentary features filmmakers Stanley Kwan, Aki Kaurismäki, Claire Denis, Lindsay Anderson, Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, and Hou Hsiao-hsien reflecting on the importance of Ozu and his films); Trailer. Disc 2: I lived, but... (1983 documentary directed by Kazuo Inoue, features interviews with actors Chishu Ryu, Mariko Okada, and Haruko Sugimura; filmmaker Shohei Imamura, director Yasujiro Ozu's former assistant; critics Donald Richie and Tadao Sato; and others); Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio (45 min. documentary from 1988 looks at actor Chishu Ryu's sixty-year career with Shochiku and the work he did at its Ofuna Studio, including his many celebrated roles in the films of Yasujiro Ozu). Booklet features an essay by critic David Bordwell "Special edition double-disc set features: Disc one. Newly restored high-definition digital transfer; Audio commentary by Ozu-film scholar David Desser (editor of Ozu's Tokyo Story, a compilation of writings and reviews about the film); New and improved English subtitle translation; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition. Disc two: I lived, but... (1983), a two-hour documentary about the life and career of Ozu, featuring former assistant Shohei Imamura, critics Donald Richie and Tadao Sato, actors Chishu Ryu, Mariko Okada, Haruko Sugimura, and many others; Talking with Ozu (1993), a 40-minute tribute to Ozu featuring reflections from directors Stanley Kwan, Aki Kaurismäki, Claire Denis, Lindsay Anderson, Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, and Hou Hsiao-hsien. New essay by David Bordwell, author of Ozu and the poetics of Cinema"--container |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in 2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in 2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out insert 2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + pamphlet ([8] pages, folded ; 19 cm) |
| Format: | DVD DVD; NTSC, region 1; monaural; Dolby digital; 1.33:1 aspect ratio |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography by Yuharu Atsuta ; art direction by Tatsuo Hamada ; music by Takanobu Saito ; edited by Yoshiyasu Hamamura Photography by Yuharu Atsuka; art direction by Tatsuo Hamada Photography, Yuharu Atsuka ; art direction, Tatsuo Hamada |
| ISBN: | 0780027655 1681431270 9780780027657 9781681431277 |