Tokyo story
(Video DVD)
Contributors
Ozu, Yasujirō, 1903-1963 screenwriter,
Noda, Kōgo, 1893-1968, screenwriter.
Yamamoto, Takeshi, 1908-1972, film producer.
Hara, Setsuko, 1920-2015 actor.
Ryū, Chishū, 1904-1993, actor.
Noda, Kōgo, 1893-1968, screenwriter.
Yamamoto, Takeshi, 1908-1972, film producer.
Hara, Setsuko, 1920-2015 actor.
Ryū, Chishū, 1904-1993, actor.
Published
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2013].
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| North Bend Public Library - Adult/General - Video | TOKYO STORY | Available |
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Published
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2013].
Format
Video DVD
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Language
jpn
UPC
715515172417
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography by Yuharu Atsuta ; art direction by Tatsuo Hamada ; music by Takanobu Saito ; edited by Yoshiyasu Hamamura.
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, Zen Murase, Mitsuhiro Mori.
Description
A self-centered couple is inconvenienced by a parental visit. When the mother falls ill, her children hasten to be with her.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; monaural; Dolby digital; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Language
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ozu, Y., Noda, K., Yamamoto, T., Hara, S., Ryū, C., Higashiyama, C., Sugimura, H., Yamamura, S., Miyake, K., Kagawa, K., Tōno, E., Nakamura, N., Ōsaka, S., Toake, H., Nagaoka, T., Atsuta, Y., Hamada, T., Saitō, T., Hamamura, Y., Desser, D., Kwan, S., Kaurismäki, A., Denis, C., Anderson, L., Schrader, P., Wenders, W., Hou, X., Inoue, K., Okada, M., Imamura, S., Richie, D., Satō, T., & Bordwell, D. (2013). Tokyo story (Two-DVD special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Yasujirō Ozu et al.. 2013. Tokyo Story. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Yasujirō Ozu et al.. Tokyo Story The Criterion Collection, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ozu, Yasujirō, et al. Tokyo Story Two-DVD special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2013.
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