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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Tōkyō monogatari (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Criterion Collection (Firm), Janus Films, Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, Home Vision (Firm)
Other Authors: Ozu, Yasujirō, 1903-1963, Hara, Setsuko, 1920-2015, Ryū, Chishū, 1904-1993, Higashiyama, Chieko, 1890-1980, Yamamura, Sō, 1910-2000, Sugimura, Haruko, 1909-1997, Kagawa, Kyōko, Ōsaka, Shirō
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
Language Notes:In Japanese with new and improved optional English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2003]
Edition:Special ed. double-disc set.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 217.
Subjects:
Foreign films.
Aging parents > Japan > Drama.
Parent and child > Japan > Drama.
Conflict of generations > Japan > Drama.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Feature films.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Credits from English subtitles.
"The classic collection, a joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953.
RSDL dual-layer edition.
Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Newly restored high-definition digital transfer.
Special features: disc 1. Audio commentary by Ozu-film scholar David Desser, editor of Ozu's Tokyo story, a compilation of writings and reviews about the film ; Original theatrical trailer -- disc 2. 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 more ; Talking with Ozu: a 40-minute tribute to Yasujiro Ozu featuring reflections from directors Stanley Kwan, Aki Kaurismaki, Claire Denis, Lindsay Anderson, Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, and Hou Hsiao-Hsien -- Plus: New essay by David Bordwell, author of Ozu and the poetics of cinema.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, mono.
Production Credits:Photography, Yuharu Atsuka ; art direction, Tatsuo Hamada.
ISBN:0780027655