Tokyo monogatari = Tokyo story
(DVD)
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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, ©2003.
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (136 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Cambria Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
Fiction
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambria Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | On Shelf |
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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, ©2003.
Format
DVD
Edition
Special ed.
Language
jpn
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953.
General Note
Special features include: Audio commentary by David Desser ; original theatrical trailer ; new and improved English subtitle translation ; 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.
General Note
Credits from English subtitles.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Yuharu Atsuka ; art direction, Tatsuo Hamada.
Participants/Performers
Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura, Kuniko Miyake, Kyoko Kagawa, Eijiro Tono, Nobuo Nakamura, Shiro Osaka, Hisao Toake, Teruko Nagaoka.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format; RSDL dual-layer edition.
Language
In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
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