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(aka "Kohayagawa-ke no aki" or " Autumn for the Kohayagawa Family" or "Early Autumn" or "The End of Summer" or "The Last of Summer")
Japan 1961

"Ozu here creates a picture about an entire family, enriching the several strands of his story with many anecdotes. The film is unusually rich in character vignettes: at the same time it is one of the director's bleakest films. The Japanese title "Kohayagawa-ke no Aki" literally translates as The Autumn Of The Kohayagawa Family. Donald Richie said of the film, "It is perhaps the only Ozu picture in which there is no spiritual survivor. One of Ozu's most beautiful films, it is also one of his most disturbing."

- Alan Stanbrook, bfi booklet

Theatrical Release: October 29th, 1961 - Japan

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DVD Review: Artificial Eye - Region 2- PAL

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Distribution	Artificial Eye Film Co. - Region 2- PAL
Runtime	1:38:31
Video	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: ? mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
Audio	Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Subtitles	English, None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Artificial Eye Films Co. Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1 DVD Release Date: January 28th, 2004 Keep Case Chapters: 11	Edition Details: Ozu Filmography (text pagees)
Comments:	This is a LOVELY transfer, with optional English subs. The colours are luminous and it really is a beautiful film. There doesn't seem to be the "squashed" problem of Artificial Eye's FLOATING WEEDS (where the people clearly appear horizontally squeezed). At the time of writing, END OF SUMMER has not been released in any other territory with English subtitles so this disc is essential for Ozu fans. Previous to this release, END OF SUMMER was a very rare Ozu film, unreleased on VHS in the UK or USA, and very hard to see at all. There is a very interesting trailer for END OF SUMMER which appeared on a VCD release. It features Ozu and actors from the film smiling at the camera. Unfortunately, this has not been included on the Artificial Eye DVD. There are no extras, but perhaps we should be thankful that the subtitles are removable and the transfer so stunning. Nick Wrigley of Masters of Cinema

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