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Ozu - Tokyo Twilight / Equinox Flower / Good Morning [1957] [English subtitles] [DVD]

Yasujiro Ozu (Director) | Rated: Parental Guidance | Format: DVD
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  • 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: 3
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Palisades Tartan
  • DVD Release Date: 24 April 2006
  • Run Time: 342 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0009M9F9Q
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 83,575 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Triple-bill of classic films from the Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu, whose delicate, poignant dramas explore the intricacies of human relationships amidst the growing influence of western culture on post-war Japanese society. 'Tokyo Twilight' (1957) follows the journey of two sisters who live with their father, and who have returned to the old family home only to discover that their mother, who they thought was dead, has taken up with another man. 'Equinox Flower' (1958) is Ozu's first film in colour, and recounts the relationship between a young woman and her father over her impending marriage, of which the father doesn't approve. Finally, in 'Good Morning' (1959), a father refuses to buy a television for his family, deciding instead to preserve traditional Japanese values. In protest, his two sons refuse to say another word until the father agrees to relent and buys them the television.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Autumnal Feast 13 Jun 2009
By technoguy TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Twilight Tokyo
This was Ozu's last black and white movie and one of his darkest and most bleak.The subject is his traditional one-the tensions that erupt between rebellious children and their more traditionally minded parents.Each character is given dignity,no one generation is apportioned blame due to a complexity of dramatic nuance.The young people are adrift and bereft of hope.The film is set in a district of Tokyo in the dead of winter,cold temperatures abound in the film,the inhospitability increases the alienation.Akiko is a young mother-to-be who feels painfully alone and unwanted.She doesn't communicate much with her father and he can't offer her much more than rote advice,unaware of her specific needs.His daughters often do not speak ar all.Her sister Takako has temporarily left her writer husband because of his alcoholism and is living with her father Shukiki.He feels he made her marry the wrong man,not the man she wanted to.The auntie,Shigeko,is looking for a suitable husband for Akiko but doesn't get to know her niece's sufferings. Her handsome boyfriend doesn't want to take on any burdens and avoids her.The film portrays a whole series of uncomprehending adult advice,the last of which is a bartender who tells her to forget her boyfriend-"there are plenty more fish in the sea"- even though she clearly no longer loves him and is mourning a deeper rootlessness.The loss as a 3 year old of her mother who left for another man.She wonders if her father is her father then finds her mother has moved back into the neighbourhood.She comes to hate her:this leads to her death. Tokyo Twilight lives up to its title in it's wide array of low-key lighting and nighttime shots.... Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to Ozu 10 May 2010
By Philip Davis
Format:DVD
This is another great release of Ozu films by Tartan. With Ozu there is never any filler - his films are of an incredibly consistent high standard. This set is particularly good for anyone wanting an introduction to his later films as it is a well chosen trio - from perhaps his darkest film, Tokyo Twilight, to one of his most delightful comedies, Good Morning. Good Morning, with its glorious colour photography, brilliant child actors, numerous fart jokes and its slyly satirical look at the new consumerist culture in Japan, is worth the cover price alone.
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