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Two Films By Yasujirô Ozu

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Number of Discs
1

Release Date
22/04/2024

Studio
BFI

format
Blu-ray / Restored

Duration
184

Certificate UK
U

Description

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. This release features two newly restored films, presented on Blu-ray including a longer and previously unreleased version of There Was a Father. I Was Born, But... (1932): As brothers Ryoichi and Keiji struggle to outwit the local bully and scale the pecking order in their new neighbourhood they find out that injustice does not end with school. Ozu's silent masterpiece prefigures themes from his later, colour classic Good Morning, but with a darker edge. There Was a Father (1942): Shuhei Horikawa sacrifices his teaching career after an unfortunate accident but refuses to sacrifice the education of his only son.

Actor: Shin Saburi
Writer: Tadao Ikeda
Actor: Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Actor: Takeshi Sakamoto
Actor: Tomio Aoki
Actor: Tatsuo Saitô
Actor: Chishû Ryû
Writer: Akira Fushimi
Cinematographer: Hideo Shigehara
Actor: Shûji Sano
Actor: Hideo Sugawara
Actor: Seiichi Kato
Writer: Takao Yanai
Actor: Haruhiko Tsuda
Actor: Masayoshi Otsuka
Music: Kyoichi Saiki
Director: Yasujirô Ozu
Writer: Yasujirô Ozu
Cinematographer: Yûharu Atsuta
Actor: Mitsuko Mito

Main Format
Blu-ray

Keyword Index
Two Films By Yasujirô Ozu|Tatsuo Saitô

Alternative Title
I Was Born, But/There Was a Father

Colour
B/W

Region
Region B

Subtitles
Subtitled

Extras 1
High Definition extras tbc

Extras 2
Language(s):Japanese, Subtitles:English, InteractiveMenu, Screenratio1-1.33:1, Screenratio2-1.37:1

Extras 3
Booklet, Commentary:Bothfilms:AdrianMartin(writer/critic)

Catalogue Number
BFIB1504

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