Tōkyō monogatari = Tokyo story / the Criterion Collection ; Janus Films ; a Shochiku production ; directed by Yasujiro Ozu ; screenplay by Kogo Noda and Yasujiro Ozu.

東京物語 = Tokyo story / 松竹映画 ; 脚本野田高梧, 小津安二郎 ; 製作山本武 ; 監督小津安二郎.

小津安二郎, 1903-1963.野田高梧, 1893-1968.原節子, 1920-松竹株式会社. Ozu, Yasujirō, 1903-1963 (film director,, screenwriter.). Noda, Kōgo, 1893-1968 (screenwriter.). Atsuta, Yūharu, 1905-1992 (director of photography.). Hara, Setsuko, 1920-2015 (actor.). Ryū, Chishū, 1904-1993 (actor.). Higashiyama, Chieko, 1890-1980 (actor.). Sugimura, Haruko, 1909-1997 (actor.). Yamamura, Sō, 1910-2000 (actor.). Kagawa, Kyōko, (actor.). Ōsaka, Shirō, (actor.). Desser, David, (commentator.). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Janus Films. (Added Author). Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha. (Added Author). Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura, Kuniko Miyake, Kyoko Kagawa, Eijiro Tono, Nobuo Nakamura, Shiro Osaka, Hisao Toake, Teruko Nagaoka. (Cast).

Summary:

Tokyo Story follows an aging couple, Tomi and Sukichi, on their journey from their rural village to visit their two married children in bustling, post-war Tokyo. Their reception is disappointing: too busy to entertain them, their children send them off to a health spa. After Tomi falls ill she and Sukichi return home, while the children, grief-stricken, hasten to be with her.

Item details

ISBN: 0780027655
ISBN: 9780780027657
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide ([8] pages : illustrations).
Publisher: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2003]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1953. Credits from English subtitles. Special features: Disc one: Audio commentary by David Desser -- original theatrical trailer ; Disc two: Ikite wa mita keredo [= I lived, but--] (1983 documentary about Ozu directed by Kazuo Inoue, 2 hrs.) -- Talking with Ozu (1993 tribute to the director, 40 min.) ; Insert features essay by David Bordwell.
Formatted Contents Note:	Opening credits -- Preparations -- Arrival in Tokyo -- Noriko -- Catching up -- A change in schedule -- Shige enlists Noriko's help -- Sight seeing in Tokyo -- The children make plans -- Atami hot springs -- An early return -- Shukichi & Tomi part -- Shukichi's night out -- Tomi stays with Noriko -- Shukichi returns to Noriko's house -- Noriko says goodbye -- The children see their parents off -- A temporary stay in Osaka -- The children prepare to visit -- Tomi's condition worsens -- The family gathers in Onomichi -- Keizo arrives late -- Funeral -- A final dinner together -- Farewells -- "I'd have been kinder to her" -- Color bars.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Educational and home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photography, Yuharu Atsuta ; art direction, Tatsuo Hamada.
Participant or Performer Note:	Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura, Kuniko Miyake, Kyoko Kagawa, Eijiro Tono, Nobuo Nakamura, Shiro Osaka, Hisao Toake, Teruko Nagaoka.
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; dual-layer disc ; Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:	In Japanese with optional English subtitles.