Tōkyō monogatari
(Blu-ray)

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Ozu, Yasujirō, 1903-1963, screenwriter,
Yamamoto, Takeshi, 1908-1972, film producer.
Noda, Kōgo, 1893-1968, screenwriter.
Hara, Setsuko, 1920-2015, actor.
Ryū, Chishū, 1904-1993, actor,
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2013].
ISBN
9781604657784, 1604657782
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2013].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (136 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
jpn
ISBN
9781604657784, 1604657782
UPC
715515110211

Notes

General Note
Originally part of combo pack: blu-ray + DVD.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953.
General Note
New digital restoration from a 4k film transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray; Blu-ray includes all special features on DVDs; New English subtitle translation.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography by Yūharu Atsuta ; art direction by Tatsuo Hamada ; music by Takanobu Saitō ; edited by Yoshiyasu Hamamura.
Participants/Performers
880-02,Setsuko Hara, Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Kyōko Kagawa, Haruko Sugimura, Sō Yamamura, Kuniko Miyake, Eijiro Tono, Nobuo Nakamura, Shiro Osaka, Hisao Toake, Teruko Nagaoka.
Description
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
NTSC; region A; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; monaural; Dolby Digital; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Japanese dialogue; with optional English subtitles.
Local note
BLU-RAY

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ozu, Y., Yamamoto, T., Noda, K., 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., Okada, M., Imamura, S., Richie, D., Satō, T., & Bordwell, D. (2013). Tōkyō monogatari . The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Yasujirō Ozu et al.. 2013. Tōkyō Monogatari. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Yasujirō Ozu et al.. Tōkyō Monogatari The Criterion Collection, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ozu, Yasujirō, et al. Tōkyō Monogatari The Criterion Collection, 2013.

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