Tokyo story
Tokyo Story 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 S...
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| Language: | Japanese |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
217. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) |
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| Summary: | Tokyo Story 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. |
| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1953. Credits from English subtitles. Special features: Disc one: Audio commentary by David Desser -- original theatrical trailer ; Disc two: Ikite wa mita keredo [= I lived, but--] (1983 documentary about Ozu directed by Kazuo Inoue, 2 hrs.) -- Talking with Ozu (1993 tribute to the director, 40 min.) ; Insert features essay by David Bordwell. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (8 unnumbered pages : illustrations). |
| Format: | DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; dual-layer disc ; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Yuharu Atsuka ; art direction, Tatsuo Hamada. |
| ISBN: | 0780027655 9780780027657 |
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PN1995.9.F6753 T659 2003 |
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| PN1995.9.F6753 T659 2003 | Available Place a Hold |