Tokyo story Tōkyō monogatari
(DVD Video)

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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2003].
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide ([8] pages : illustrations).
Status
Spring Valley Library - DVD - DVD Collection
TOKYO
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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2003].
Format
DVD Video
Language
jpn
UPC
037429183922

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953.
General Note
Credits from English subtitles.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Yuharu Atsuta ; art direction, Tatsuo Hamada.
Participants/Performers
Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura, Kuniko Miyake, Kyoko Kagawa, Eijiro Tono, Nobuo Nakamura, Shiro Osaka, Hisao Toake, Teruko Nagaoka.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; dual-layer disc ; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
In Japanese with optional English subtitles.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ozu, Y., Noda, K., Atsuta, Y., Hara, S., Ryū, C., Higashiyama, C., Sugimura, H., Yamamura, S., Kagawa, K., Ōsaka, S., & Desser, D. (2003). Tokyo story: Tōkyō monogatari . Criterion Collection.

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

Yasujirō Ozu et al.. 2003. Tokyo Story: Tōkyō Monogatari. Criterion Collection.

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

Yasujirō Ozu et al.. Tokyo Story: Tōkyō Monogatari Criterion Collection, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ozu, Yasujirō, et al. Tokyo Story: Tōkyō Monogatari Criterion Collection, 2003.

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