An Autumn Afternoon (1962) & A Hen in The Wind (1948) (Blu-ray & DVD) (UK Import)
An Autumn Afternoon (1962) & A Hen in The Wind (1948) (Blu-ray & DVD) (UK Import)
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- Country of origin:
- Japan, 1962/1948
- Age release:
- Dieser Titel ist nicht FSK-geprüft.
Delivery to minors is not possible.
Infos zu Titeln ohne Jugendfreigabe - Item number:
- 2602958
- UPC/EAN:
- 5035673010723
- Release date:
- 23.5.2011
- Series:
- BFI (British Film Institute)
- Genre:
- Drama
- Playing time ca.:
- 113 Min.
- Director:
- Yasujiro Ozu
- German title:
- Ein Herbstnachmittag (Sanma no aji) & Ein Huhn im Wind (Kaze no naka no mendori)
- Language:
- Japanisch
- Picture:
- 4:3
- Subtitles:
- Englisch
Yasujiro Ozu's elegiac final film, An Autumn Afternoon, charts the inevitable eclipse of older generations by irreverent youth. Revisiting the story of his earlier masterpiece Late Spring (1949), Ozu once again casts Chishu Ryu in the role of Hirayama, the concerned father to unmarried Michiko. Harangued on all sides to marry off Michiko, Hirayama reluctantly prepares to bid his old life farewell. A cast of tragi-comic characters weaves seamlessly through this gently satirical portrayal of lifes inevitable, endless cycle.
Ozu's rarely seen post-war melodrama, A Hen in the Wind, is also included here. In a Japan recently devastated by World War II a devoted, near-destitute mother turns to prostitution to pay medical bills when her son falls dangerously ill.
Extras
Fully illustrated booklet with newly commissioned essays by Kyoko Hirano and Jonathan Rosenbaum
New and improved English subtitles
Standard Definition and High Definition presentation of An Autumn Afternoon (DVD & Blu-ray)
Standard Definition presentation of A Hen in the Wind (DVD only)
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