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Equinox Flower + There was a Father: Dual Format Edition (Blu ray + DVD) RRP 19.99

certificate U Certificate
1958 (DVD 2011)
Colour / B&W
Japan
Language(s): Japanese
Subtitles: English
Published/distributed by BFI
ISBN/EAN: 5035673010716
Ratio 1.33:1 Runtime: 118 + 87 mins
Price: £19.99
(Including VAT at 20%)
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Equinox Flower + There was a Father: Dual Format Edition (Blu ray + DVD) RRP 19.99 
Ozu, Yasujiro
Yasujiro Ozus first colour film, Equinox Flower is a deft comedy that takes an ironic look at the decline of paternal authority. Shin Saburi plays Wataru Hirayama, an old-fashioned father whose outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter tells him she wants a love-match. Outwitted and outflanked by his wily female relatives Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat. The director's playful use of colour, poetry and arch humour combine to make this tale of old versus new at once deeply moving and razor-sharp.

Paternal authority is unquestionably ascendant in Ozu's powerful war-time drama There Was a Father which is included here. Shuhei Horikawa (Chishy Ryu) sacrifices his teaching career after an unfortunate accident but refuses to sacrifice the education of his only son.

Extras
* Fully illustrated booklet features newly commissioned sleevenote essays by Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns.
* New and improved English subtitles.
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