Tokyo story (Japanese) / Janus Films ; a Shochiku production ; screenplay by Kôgo Noda and Yasujirō Ozu ; executive producer, Takeshi Yamamoto ; directed by Yasujirō Ozu ; Shōchiku Eiga.
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Contributors
Ozu, Yasujirō, 1903-1963, screenwriter,
Noda, Kōgo, 1893-1968, screenwriter.
Yamamoto, Takeshi, 1908-1972, film producer.
Hara, Setsuko, 1920-2015, actor.
Ryū, Chishū, 1904-1993, actor,
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (10 pages : black and white illustrations ; 19 x 59 cm, folded to 19 x 12 cm)
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Adult children of aging parents -- Japan -- Drama.
Aging parents -- Japan -- Onomichi-shi -- Drama.
Conflict of generations -- Japan -- Drama.
Documentary films.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Mothers -- Health -- Japan -- Drama.
Nonfiction films.
Parent and adult child -- Japan -- Drama.
Tōkyō monogatari (Motion picture)
OCLC Fast Subjects
Adult children of aging parents.
Aging parents.
Conflict of generations.
Documentary films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Japan -- Onomichi-shi.
Japan.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Nonfiction films.
Parent and adult child.
Other Subjects
Films de fiction.
Mélodrames (Films)

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Format
DVD
Language
Japanese
UPC
715515172417

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953.
General Note
Full screen (1.33:1) presentation.
General Note
Special features: New digital restoration from a 4K film transfer. Disc 1. Audio commentary recorded in 2003 (featuring David Desser, editor of Ozu's "Tokyo Story"); Talking with Ozu (created by Shochiku to commemorate the ninetieth anniversary of director Yasujiro Ozu's birth, this 1993 documentary features filmmakers Stanley Kwan, Aki Kaurismäki, Claire Denis, Lindsay Anderson, Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, and Hou Hsiao-hsien reflecting on the importance of Ozu and his films); Trailer. Disc 2. I lived, but... (1983 documentary directed by Kazuo Inoue, features interviews with actors Chishu Ryu, Mariko Okada, and Haruko Sugimura; filmmaker Shohei Imamura, director Yasujiro Ozu's former assistant; critics Donald Richie and Tadao Sato; and many others on whom Ozu had a profound impact; Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio (45 min. documentary from 1988 looks at actor Chishu Ryu's sixty-year career with Shochiku and the work he did at its Ofuna Studio, including his many celebrated roles in the films of Yasujiro Ozu). Insert features an essay by critic David Bordwell.
General Note
03/22/2016
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography by Yuharu Atsuta ; art direction by Tatsuo Hamada ; music by Takanobu Saito ; edited by Yoshiyasu Hamamura.
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, Zen Murase, Mitsuhiro Mori.
Description
A self-centered couple is inconvenienced by a parental visit. When the mother falls ill, her children hasten to be with her.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Language
Japanese language soundtrack with English subtitles.
Awards
British Film Institute Awards, 1958: Sutherland Trophy (Yasujirō Ozu)
Awards
Mainichi Film Concours, 1954: Best Supporting Actress (Haruko Sugimura)

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ozu, Y., Noda, K., Yamamoto, T., Hara, S., Ryū, C., Higashiyama, C., Sugimura, H., Yamamura, S., Miyake, K., Kagawa, K., Tōno, E., Nakamura, N., Ōsaka, S., Toake, H., Nagaoka, T., Atsuta, Y., Hamada, T., Saitō, T., Hamamura, Y., Desser, D., Kwan, S., Kaurismäki, A., Denis, C., Anderson, L., Schrader, P., Wenders, W., Hou, X., Inoue, K., Okada, M., Imamura, S., Richie, D., Satō, T., & Bordwell, D. (2013). Tokyo story (Japanese): Janus Films ; a Shochiku production ; screenplay by Kôgo Noda and Yasujirō Ozu ; executive producer, Takeshi Yamamoto ; directed by Yasujirō Ozu ; Shōchiku Eiga (Two-DVD special edition. Second printing 2016). The Criterion Collection.

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

Yasujirō Ozu et al.. 2013. Tokyo Story (Japanese): Janus Films ; a Shochiku Production ; Screenplay By Kôgo Noda and Yasujirō Ozu ; Executive Producer, Takeshi Yamamoto ; Directed By Yasujirō Ozu ; Shōchiku Eiga. [Irvington, New York]: The Criterion Collection.

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

Yasujirō Ozu et al.. Tokyo Story (Japanese): Janus Films ; a Shochiku Production ; Screenplay By Kôgo Noda and Yasujirō Ozu ; Executive Producer, Takeshi Yamamoto ; Directed By Yasujirō Ozu ; Shōchiku Eiga [Irvington, New York]: The Criterion Collection, 2013.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Ozu, Y., Noda, K., Yamamoto, T., Hara, S., Ryū, C., Higashiyama, C. and Sugimura, H. et al (2013). Tokyo story (japanese): janus films ; a shochiku production ; screenplay by kôgo noda and yasujirō ozu ; executive producer, takeshi yamamoto ; directed by yasujirō ozu ; shōchiku eiga. Two-DVD special edn. Second printing 2016 [Irvington, New York]: The Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ozu, Yasujirō, et al. Tokyo Story (Japanese): Janus Films ; a Shochiku Production ; Screenplay By Kôgo Noda and Yasujirō Ozu ; Executive Producer, Takeshi Yamamoto ; Directed By Yasujirō Ozu ; Shōchiku Eiga Two-DVD special edition. Second printing 2016, The Criterion Collection, 2013.

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