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 We present five wonderful works of art by Japanese master filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu. Made directly after Tokyo Story, widely considered his most perfect film and one of the greatest movies ever made, these titles show Ozu at the top of the game, visually and narratively. Elegant, humorous, rich with joy and sadness, these films further demonstrate why Ozu has become synonymous with the word cinema.


Format: NTSC

DVD Size: 7.34 + 7.06 + 6.89 + 6.67 + 6.26 GB - Exact Untouched Copy

Time (total): 636 minutes

Type: Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Sound (main features): Japanese

Subtitles: optional English



DISC DETAILS
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DISC ONE
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EARLY SPRING
criterion.com/films/770
1956, 145 min.
In his first film after the commercial and critical success of Tokyo Story, Ozu examines life in postwar Japan through the eyes of a young salaryman, dissatisfied with career and marriage, who begins an affair with a flirtatious co-worker.

Black and White
1.33:1
Japanese


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DISC TWO
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TOKYO TWILIGHT
criterion.com/films/771
1957, 141 min.
One of OzuÆs most piercing portraits of family strife, Tokyo Twilight follows the parallel paths of two sisters contending with an absent mother, unwanted pregnancy, and marital discord.

Black and White
1.33:1
Japanese


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DISC THREE
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EQUINOX FLOWER
criterion.com/films/783
1958, 118 min.
Later in his career, Ozu started becoming increasingly sympathetic with the younger generation, a shift that was cemented in Equinox Flower, his gorgeously detailed first color film, about an old-fashioned father and his newfangled daughter.

Color
1.33:1
Japanese


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DISC FOUR
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LATE AUTUMN
criterion.com/films/800
1960, 128 min.
The great actress and Ozu regular Setsuko Hara plays a mother gently trying to persuade her daughter to marry in this glowing portrait of family love and conflictùa reworking of OzuÆs 1949 masterpiece Late Spring.

Color
1.33:1
Japanese


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DISC FIVE
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THE END OF SUMMER
criterion.com/films/801
1961, 103 min.
The Kohayakawa family is thrown into distress when childlike father Manbei takes up with his old mistress, in one of OzuÆs most deftly modulated blendings of comedy and tragedy.

Color
1.33:1
Japanese

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