(aka 'An Autumn Afternoon' or 'Sanma no aji")

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Japan 1962

 

Ozu's last film and a noble competition to his much lauded directorial career. Close to ranking with his recognized great films - "Late Spring" and "Tokyo Story" his themes of familial communication continue. This time we have a similar narrative with widowed father unselfishly releasing his daughter for marriage leaving only himself and courting his son left at home. Contemplative shots fill many scenes with elderly loneliness and the cycle of life being examined in another gentle fashion. Ozu's trademark shots of power lines, trains, and solitary smoking all make their presence but social drinking is dealt extensively throughout perhaps foreshadowing Ozu's own enjoyment of alcohol and shortened lifespan.  out of .

Gary Tooze

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Theatrical Release: November 18th, 1962 - Tokyo

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Distribution Panorama (Hong Kong) - Region 3 - NTSC

Madman Region 4 - PAL

Runtime 1:52:36  1:52:40
Video 1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 4.58 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 4.59 mb/s
PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
 

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.

Bitrate: Panorama

Bitrate: Madman

Audio  Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)  Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Subtitles English, Traditional Chinese, None English, None
Features

Release Information:
Studio: Panorama

Aspect Ratio:
Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Edition Details:

• Ozu Biography (text screen)
• Ozu Filmography (text screen)

DVD Release Date: October 28th, 2003

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Chapters: 12

Release Information:
Studio: Madman

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen - 1.33:1

Edition Details:
• 2 Discs
• 'I Lived But...' (1983): A two hour documentary about the life and career of Ozu
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Stills Gallery

DVD Release Date: February 1, 2006
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Chapters 12

 

 

Comments:

ADDITION- Madman Region 4- PAL (May 2006): The video on the Madman release is an interlaced NTSC to PAL conversion. However, unlike the extremely poor subtitles on the Panorama disc, the Madman release features the official translation from Shochiku. These proper subtitles alone are reason enough for me to highly recommend the Madman release over the Panorama. (The subtitle sample below doesn't do the Madman justice)

NOTE: Another huge bonus is the 2 hour documentary 'I Lived But...' from 1983. It discusses the life and career of Yasujiro Ozu.

 - Geert Jan

***

Though still signs of being non-progressive (combing in horizontal pans) this DVD image is quite strong. Relative sharpness, great skin-tones and vibrant colors. On the typical bad side for Panorama the subtitles are quite poor - lots of absentee gaps and extremely poor grammatical choices. At times the image quality is quite breathtaking for a probable analog sourced transfer. Decent contrast and black levels with no recognizable digital manipulations. Extras are the same as always (text screen bios and filmography) This is a good stop-gap until someone (Criterion?) releases it in a keeper edition.  out of  

Gary W. Tooze

 





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