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Nov 18, 2013 · A profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, <I>Tokyo Story</I> is the crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujiro Ozu. The film, which follows an aging couple’s journey to visit their grown children in bustling postwar Tokyo, surveys the rich and complex world of family life with the director’s customary delicacy and incisive perspective on social mores. Featuring lovely performances from Ozu regulars Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara, <I>Tokyo Story ...
Jun 15, 2020 · A constant fixture in critic's polls, Yasujito 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.
Mar 22, 2016 · A profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, Tokyo Story is the crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujiro Ozu. The film, which follows an aging couple’s journey to visit their grown children in bustling postwar Tokyo, surveys the rich and complex world of family life with the director’s customary delicacy and incisive perspective on social mores.
Jul 19, 2010 · A constant fixture in critics polls, Yasujiro Ozu's most enduring masterpiece, Tokyo Story, is a beautifully nuanced exploration of fifial duty, expectations 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.
Apr 26, 2015 · Picture 7/10. Leo McCarey’s Make Way for Tomorrow receives a Blu-ray upgrade from Criterion. The film is again presented in its original aspect ratio of about 1.33:1 and is carried on a dual-layer disc. The same high-definition master used for the DVD (taken from a transfer of a 35mm fine-grain master positive) appears to have also been used ...
An introduction to Tokyo Story (2020, 26 mins): Asian-cinema expert Tony Rayns provides an introduction to Ozu's most acclaimed film The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941, 105 mins): following the death of her husband, Mrs Toda realises she has been left with sizeable debts and an extended family reluctant to support her Talking with Ozu (1993, 40 mins): a tribute to the legendary director featuring filmmakers Lindsay Anderson, Claire Denis, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Aki Kaurismäki ...
Audio commentary featuring Yasujiro Ozu scholar David Desser, editor of Ozu’s “Tokyo Story” I Lived, But . . ., a two-hour documentary from 1983 about Ozu’s life and career, featuring interviews with critics and former cast and crew members Talking with Ozu, a forty-minute tribute to the director from 1993, featuring the reflections of filmmakers Lindsay Anderson, Claire Denis, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Aki Kaurismäki, Stanley Kwan, Paul Schrader, and Wim Wenders Documentary from 1988 about ...
Nov 3, 2004 · Well, if any of the films in the Eclipse set are Ozu's equivalent of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence -- hell, or even Donovan's Reef! -- count me in! Nuno. Joined: Mon May 28, 2007 3:00 pm. Location: Lisbon, PT. #115 by Nuno » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:45 am.
Dec 16, 2004 · I enjoyed much of Richie's commentary for "Story of Floating Weeds" -- I was not so impressed by that for "Early Summer" (I felt there was a fair amount of misinformation and mis-analysis). I like David Desser's (written) work, but thought his commentary for "Tokyo Story" took a turn for the worse mid-way through the film.
Apr 26, 2012 · One of the most powerful of Yasujiro Ozu’s family portraits, <I>Late Spring</I> (<I>Banshun</I>) tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his beloved only daughter. Eminent Ozu players Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara command this poignant tale of love and loss in postwar Japan, which remains as potent today as ever—and a strong justification for its maker’s inclusion in the pantheon of cinema’s greatest directors.
