Late Spring

Edition no. 331

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Shochiku
Directed by: Yasujiro Ozu
One of the most powerful of Yasujiro Ozu’s family portraits, Late Spring (Banshun) tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his beloved only daughter. Eminent Ozu players Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara command this poignant tale of love and loss in postwar Japan, which remains as potent today as ever—and a strong justification for its maker’s inclusion in the pantheon of cinema’s greatest directors.

Technical Specifications

Format: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: Japanese 1.0 PCM Mono
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Subtitles: English
Region: A
Discs: 1 Disc |  BD-50
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Supplements

  • Audio commentary by Richard Peña, program director of New York’s Film Society of Lincoln Center
  • Tokyo-Ga (1985), filmmaker Wim Wenders’s ninety-two-minute documentary about director Yasujiro Ozu
  • A booklet featuring essays by critic Michael Atkinson and Japanese-film historian Donald Richie, as well as Yasujiro Ozu’s thoughts on screenwriter Kogo Noda

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Release Credits

Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Artwork: Peter Grant

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