Rent Three Films by Yasujirô Ozu (1948)
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4h 16min
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- Synopsis:
2023 marks the 120th anniversary of Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu's birth. From his early silent films to his final features in the 1960s, Ozu perfected a style that stripped away unnecessary plot mechanics and camera movement. In doing so, he produced a cinema whose surface simplicity belies character studies of depth, warmth and, on occasion, humour.
Dragnet Girl (Hijôsen no onna) - (1933)Sweet-faced Tokiko (Kinuyo Tanaka) is an ordinary typist by day, but come nightfall she's a fun-loving gangster's moll. When her boyfriend strays, Tokiko is forced to reassess her life. Hugely popular when it was released, Ozu's 'Dragnet Girl' remains one of his most enduring silent films. Featuring a score by Ed Hughes.
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (Nagaya shinshiroku) - (1947)
Kohei (Hôhi Aoki), a boy who has been abandoned by his father (Eitarô Ozawa), develops a relationship with a widow, Tane (Chôko Iida). Although she initially resists the child, the pair begin to develop a bond amid the turbulence of post-war Tokyo.
A Hen in the Wind (Kaze no naka no mendori) - (1948)
In a Japan recently devastated by war, a devoted, near-destitute mother turns to prostitution to pay for her son's medical care after he falls dangerously ill.- Actors:
- Kinuyo Tanaka, Shûji Sano, Chieko Murata, Chishû Ryû, Hohi Aoki, Chiyoko Fumiya, Keiko Izumi, Reiko Minakami, Kôji Mitsui, Binnosuke Nagao, Kenzô Nakagawa, Sakae Nakayama, Fumiko Okamura, Fujiyo Osafune, Takeshi Sakamoto, Ichirô Shimizu, Eiko Takamatsu, Yoshino Tani, Kunio Teshirogi, Chôko Iida
- Directors:
- Yasujirô Ozu
- Producers:
- Mitsuzô Kubo
- Writers:
- Yasujirô Ozu, Ryôsuke Saitô, Tadao Ikeda
- Aka:
- Record of a Tenement Gentleman / Dragnet Girl / A Hen in the Wind
- Studio:
- Trinity
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Drama, Romance
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/10/2023
- Run Time:
- 256 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary on 'Dragnet Girl' by film historian and critic Tony Rayns
- Commentary on 'Record of a Tenement Gentleman' by film critic and writer Jasper Sharp Commentary on 'A Hen in the Wind' by film critic and writer Adrian Martin
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following film:
- Dragnet Girl (1933)
- Special Feature - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following films:
- Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
- A Hen in the Wind (1948)
- Special Features
