- Actors: Chouko Iida, Hohi Aoki, Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure
- Directors: Yasujiro Ozu
- Format: PAL
- Language Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Tartan
- DVD Release Date: 27 Jun 2005
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0007KVDEK
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 88,044 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning.,
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This review is from: Ozu - Record of a Tenement Gentleman / Flavour of Green Tea over Rice [DVD] (DVD)
Record Of A Tenement Gentleman is a truly beautiful and incredibly moving film.It has a similar story to Walter Salles Central Station, grumpy old woman looks after kid unwillingly. Tokyo Story is the film everyone talks about when discussing Ozu and that is without a doubt his masterpiece, but this film and Good Morning come very close in my opinion. I've seen a number of his other films and enjoyed them all but I could see how some may find them slow and difficult to watch. Give these films some time and you will be deeply rewarded.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A charming, heart-warming film,
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This review is from: Ozu - Record of a Tenement Gentleman / Flavour of Green Tea over Rice [DVD] (DVD)
I put off watching "The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice" for ages, because I know that Japanese films can feel slow-moving to those of us more used to the Hollywood style of film-making. This film is no exception in that it moves at a gentle pace, but I was delighted by it - it is a charming, touching and humourous study of marriage(s) within one extended family in '50s Tokyo: the little white lies and compromises that are made in order to keep a husband and a wife rubbing along together in relative harmony. It also shows how the attitudes of the younger generation towards marriage and personal freedom were changing. A rewarding film, and a pleasant change from the more masculine, martial films of Kurosawa and the like.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ozu,
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This review is from: Ozu - Record of a Tenement Gentleman / Flavour of Green Tea over Rice [DVD] (DVD)
2 more Ozu clasics - though these titles are perhaps less well known than Tokyo Story and the 'Season's' tiltes. A shame as these are perhaps 2 better examples for an introduction to Ozu. They are far-more story driven than usual and follow, if anything, the Hollywood pattern of film-making. I love 'Flavour of Green Tea...' it's very, very funny which often bypasses many critical reviews. Anyone involved in a long-term relationship will find themselves giggling knowingly.
Anyways, if you want a good starting point for an introduction to Ozu, but felt they may be a bit too high-brow, these are a good starting point. Highly enjoyable.
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