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Item:304419929534Ozu - Three Melodramas (2 DVD set) (DVD) Yoshoko Okada Ryu Ikebe Setsuko Hara.
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Title: Ozu - Three Melodramas (2 DVD set) Format: DVD Condition: New Number Of Discs: 2 Release Date: 18/06/2012 Actors: Yoshoko Okada, Ryu Ikebe, Setsuko Hara Director: Yasujiro Ozu Audio Language: Japanese Runtime: 5 hours and 19 minutes Region Code: DVD: 2 (Europe, Japan, Middle East...) Studio: Bfi Subtitle Language: English Description: The Ozu Collection THREE MELODRAMAS (2-DISC SET) Films by Yasujiro Ozu Melodrama is a word rarely associated with Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu, whose beautifully constructed films capture the poetry of everyday life. Spanning his career, this collection demonstrates the director's ability to apply his exquisite style to darker themes. Disc one WOMAN OF TOKYO This silent drama sees Ozu experimenting with the cutaways that would become so associated with his later style. Chikako (Yoshiko Okada) works hard to pay her brother Ryoichi's (Ureo Egawa) college fees, but disaster looms when he learns the true nature of her work. EARLY SPRING Made after Tokyo Story (1953), Early Spring focuses on the problems of young salaried workers. Shoji (Rye Ikebe) and his wife Masako (Chikage Awashima), struggle with a family tragedy. When Shoji's interest turns to the office flirt, the couple's fragile peace is threatened. Japan 1933 + 1956 black & white Japanese intertitles and audio with English subtitles DVD9 45 minutes + 139 minutes Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps) Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 Region 2 DVD Disc two TOKYO TWILIGHT Ozu's last black and white film is a masterpiece of atmospheric chiaroscuro. Abandoned by their mother, sisters Akiko (Ineko Arima) and Takako (Setsuko Hara) live with their father Shukichi (Chishu Ryu). When Akiko falls into desperate trouble, she turns away from her family. Japan 1957 black & white Japanese with English subtitles DVD9 135 minutes Dolby Digital mono audio (224kbps) Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 Region 2 DVD Special features * Optional score for Woman of Tokyo by Ed Hughes commissioned exclusively for the BFI * Illustrated booklet with new essays from Tony Rayns, Anthony Nield, Nick Wrigley, and Daisuke Miyao
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Condition:New
Title:Ozu - Three Melodramas (2 DVD set)
Type:DVD
EAN:5035673009505
Release Date:18/06/2012
Country/Region of Manufacture:United Kingdom
Studio:Bfi
Subtitle Language:English
No Of Discs:2
Region Code:DVD: 2 (Europe, Japan, Middle East...)