Tokyo Story (1953) Blu-ray BFI

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Yasujirô Ozu directs this 1950s Japanese drama that revolves around ageing, mortality and intergenerational tensions. When elderly couple Tomi and Shukichi Hirayama (Chieko Higashiyama and Chishu Ryu) travel from their rural village home to visit their married son and daughter in Tokyo their reception is disappointing. Met with impatience and selfish indifference by their children and their grandchildren, they are soon packed off to a spa - but when Tomi falls ill, her descendants are forced to re-evaluate their priorities.

THE OZU COLLECTION

TOKYO STORY (TOKYO MONOGATARI)

BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE TODA FAMILY (TODAKE NO KYODAI

The poet of family life' Derek Malcolm

A constant fixture in critics' polls, Yasujiro Ozu's most enduring masterpiece, Tokyo Story, is a beautifully nuanced exploration of filial duty, expectation and regret. From the simple tale of an elderly husband and wife's visit to Tokyo to see their grown-up children, Ozu draws a compelling contrast between the measured dignity of age and the hurried insensitivity of a younger generation.

Ozu's incisive satire, Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, also included here, explores similar themes. After the death of her husband, Mrs Toda and her youngest daughter receive a frosty welcome from extended family.

Special features

• Standard Definition and High Definition presentations of Tokyo Story (DVD and Blu-ray)

Standard Definition presentation of Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (DVD only)

• Fully illustrated booklet with newly commissioned essay by Professor Joan Mellen and director biography by Tony Rayns

• New and improved English subtitles

Japan |

1953 +1941 | black and white |

Japanese language, English subtitles

136 minutes + 100 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 Disc 1: BD50 1080p | 24fps |

PCM mono audio (48k/16-bit)

Disc 2: DVD-9 | PAL | PCM mono audio (48/16-bit) + Dolby Digital mono audio (192kbps)


SHOCHIKU

Tokyo Story

Director: Yasujiro Ozu

Script: Kogo Noda and Yasujiro Ozu Cast: Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

Director: Yasujiro Ozu

Script: Tadao Ikeda and Yasujiro Ozu Cast: Hideo Fujino. Ayako Katsuragi. Mieko Takamine, Shin Saburi