Buy The Only Son/There Was a Father: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu on DVD

The Only Son/There Was a Father: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu

Criterion / Year: 1936-1942

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From the liner notes

These rare early films from Yasujiro Ozu are considered by many to be two of the Japanese director’s finest works, paving the way for a career among the most sensitive and significant in film history. The Only Son and There Was a Father make a graceful pair, bookending a crucial period in Japanese history. In the former, Ozu’s first sound film, made during a time of intense economic crisis, a mother sacrifices her own happiness for her son’s education; the latter, released in the midst of World War II, stars Ozu stalwart Chishu Ryu as a widowed schoolteacher trying to raise a son despite financial hardship. Criterion proudly presents these nearly lost treasures for the first time on home video.

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DVD : $35.99 (Criterion Collection 2-Disc Set)

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Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515060813
Catalog #: DV3065522

Studio : Criterion

Languages: Japanese (Primary) , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 1.33
Features:
Interview(s): With Japanese film scholars Tadao Sato, David Bordwell, and Kristin Thompson
Booklet: Featuring essays by film scholar Tony Rayns and reprints of pieces by actor Chishu Ryu and scholar Donald Richie
New and improved English subtitle translations
New high-definition digital transfers