(aka 'An Autumn Afternoon' or 'Sanma no aji")
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.
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Theatrical Release: November 18th, 1962 - Tokyo
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| Distribution | Panorama (Hong Kong) - Region 3 - NTSC |
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| Runtime | 1:52:36 | 1:52:40 |
| Video | 1.33:1
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| Audio | Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0) | Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0) |
| Subtitles | English, Traditional Chinese, None | English, None |
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Release Information: Edition Details: • Ozu
Biography (text screen) |
Release Information: Studio: Madman Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
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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. *** 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.
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