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Tokyo Story: Dual Format Edition (Blu ray + DVD)

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1953 (DVD Jul 2010)

B&W

Japan

Language(s): Japanese

Subtitles: English

Published/distributed by BFI

ISBN/EAN: 5035673010563

Ratio 1.33:1 Runtime: 136 mins + 100 mins

Region 2

Price: £13.00
(Including VAT at 20%)

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Tokyo Story: Dual Format Edition (Blu ray + DVD)

Ozu, Yasujiro

Tokyo Story (Tokyo monogatari) (1953, 136 mins)

A constant fixture in critics' polls, Yasujiro Ozu's most enduring masterpiece, Tokyo Story, is a beautifully nuanced exploration of filial duty, expectation and regret. From the simple tale of an elderly husband and wife's visit to Tokyo to see their grown-up children, Ozu draws a compelling contrast between the measured dignity of age and the hurried insensitivity of a younger generation.

Script: Kogo Noda and Yasujiro Ozu
Cast: Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (Todake no kyodai) (1941, 100 mins, DVD only)

Prefiguring Tokyo's Story's generational themes Ozu's finely-honed family drama, Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, is also a sharp critique of bourgeois frivolity that achieved great success on its release in war-time Japan. After the death of her husband, Mrs Toda and her youngest daughter receive a frosty welcome from extended family. Duty collides with self-interest in this inclusive satire.

Script: Tadao Ikeda and Yasujiro Ozu
Cast: Hideo Fujino, Ayako Katsuragi, Mieko Takamine, Shin Saburi

Extras
* Standard Definition and High Definition presentations of Tokyo Story (DVD & Blu-ray)
* Ozu's rare Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941, 100 mins, DVD only)
* Fully illustrated booklet features newly commissioned essay by Professor Joan Mellen and director biography by Tony Rayns
* New and improved English subtitles

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