"Ozu allows himself to give a slap in the face to cinematic art in order to better understand the world that concerns him." Telerama
Three old friends, Taguchi, Mamiya and Hirayama, reunite at a ceremony in memory of their friend Miwa, who passed away a few years ago. There they find Akiko, the widow of the deceased whom they were all in love with in their youth, and her daughter, the pretty Ayako, of marriageable age. Mamiya tries to arrange a meeting between her and one of her employees. But Ayako is in no hurry to find a husband, fearing to leave her mother alone. The three friends helped by Yukiko, friend and colleague of the young girl, will try to convince her...
Yasujiro Ozu continues his work on color and delivers a new study of Japanese customs, both delicate and sensitive. The director of Bonjour opts for a lighter tone, comic in places, in particular through the characters of the three friends and that of the young Yukiko, incarnation of the new generation of Japanese, modern and westernized. With this splendid End of Autumn , Ozu continues to prove his talents as a humanist, always subtly combining tenderness and benevolent mockery with regard to his characters, in a country in full mutation.
END OF AUTUMN by Yasujiro Ozu
(1960 - Colors - 129 mn)
New 4K restoration
Original version with subtitles
Blu-ray or DVD edition
BLU-RAY EXTRAS
. "KAGAMIJISHI" (1936 – B&W – 24 mins)
In this short film, Ozu captures the lion dance during a theatrical performance.
. CONVERSATIONS ON OZU (80 mins)
A documentary carried by the reflection of great filmmakers such as Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, Aki Kaurismäki, Claire Denis, Stanley Kwan, Lindsay Anderson and Hou Hsiao-hsien.
. TRAILER
BD 50 • HIGH DEFINITION MASTER • 1080/23.98p • AVC ENCODING
Original Version DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 • French Subtitles
Format 1.37 respected • Colors • Duration of the Film: 129 mn
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DVD SUPPLEMENTS
. CONVERSATIONS ON OZU (80 mins)
A documentary carried by the reflection of great filmmakers such as Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, Aki Kaurismäki, Claire Denis, Stanley Kwan, Lindsay Anderson and Hou Hsiao-hsien.
. TRAILER
DVD 9 • NEW RESTORED MASTER • PAL • MPEG-2 ENCODING
Original Version Dolby Digital 1.0 • French Subtitles
Format 1.33 respected • 4/3 • Colors • Film length: 124 mins
Released June 2, 2021
