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Late Spring AKA Banshun (Blu-ray) (1949)
Noriko is twenty-seven years old and still living with her widowed father.Director: Yasujirô Ozu
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Richard Pena
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Extras:"Tokyo-Ga" 1985 documentary by Wim Wenders (91:53) [1080i]
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 20-page booklet featuring new essays by critic Michael Atkinson and historian Donald Ritchie, and an excerpt from an interview with Yasujiro Ozu.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Richard Pena
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Extras:"Tokyo-Ga" 1985 documentary by Wim Wenders (91:53) [1080i]
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 20-page booklet featuring new essays by critic Michael Atkinson and historian Donald Ritchie, and an excerpt from an interview with Yasujiro Ozu.
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Subtitles:English, Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The first pressing includes a slipcase with a "Late Spring Scenario" book.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "The Only Son" (1936) (82:38)
"The Time Period Shown" 2013 interview with filmmaker Jean-Jacques Beineix (22:36) [1080p]
DISC TWO
* "Late Spring" (1949) (108:31)
* "Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?" (1932) (85:16)
"Fighting Friends" surviving fragment of the 1929 film (14:25)
"Ozu en 10 films" trailer (1:30) [1080p]
DISC THREE
* "Early Summer" (1951) (125:10)
* "Woman of Tokyo" (1933) (46:29)
"Voyage of Cinema - Early Summer" featurette (15:00)
"Figures: Linen, Smoke and Electric Poles" featurette (7:24)
DISC FOUR
* "The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice" (1952) (115:55)
* "Record of a Tenement Gentleman" (1947) (71:13)
"A Straightforward Boy" surviving fragment of the 1929 film (13:52)
DISC FIVE
* "Tokyo Story" (1953) (136:11)
"Role Playing" featurette (25:45) [1080i 50hz]
"Voyage of Cinema - Voyage to Tokyo" featurette (15:00) [1080i 50hz]
"Tokyo Stories" visual essay by Kiju Yoshida (11:45) [1080i 50hz]
Theatrical Trailer (4:18) [1080i 50hz]
DISC SIX
* "Early Spring" (1956) (144:53)
* "Tokyo Chorus" (1931) (90:12)
"Figures: Posters and Panels" featurette (9:05)
DISC SEVEN
* "Tokyo Twilight" (1957) (140:36)
"I Graduated, But..." surviving fragment of the 1929 film (11:42)
"Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio" 1988 documentary (45:17)
"Figures: Trains and Cars" featurette (10:19)
DISC EIGHT
* "Equinox Flower" (1958) (117:41)
* "A Story of Floating Weeds" (1934) (86:00)
* "An Inn in Tokyo" (1935) (75:25)
"Figures: Seas and Rivers" featurette (6:13)
"Equinox Flower" theatrical trailer (3:27)
DISC NINE
* "Good Morning" (1959) (94:18)
* "I Was Born, But..." (1932) (86:47)
* "There Was a Father" (1942) (86:29)
Interview with filmmaker Catherine Cadou (12:18)
Interview with filmmaker Jean-Michel Frodon (14:11)
"Nothing - An analysis of There Was a Father by Jean Douchet" featurette (17:07)
"Restoration of There Was a Father" featurette (2:42)
"Good Morning" theatrical trailer (3:38)
DISC TEN
* "Late Autumn" (1960) (128:59)
"Kagamijishi" 1936 short (23:46)
"Talking with Ozu" 1993 documentary - extended version (79:30) [1080i 50hz]
Theatrical Trailer (2:10)
DISC ELEVEN
* "An Autumn Afternoon" (1962) (112:50)
"I Lived, But..." 1983 documentary (122:50)
"Voyage of Cinema: An Autumn Afternoon" featurette (15:07)
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Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Extras are in 576i except where noted.
"Late Spring", "Early Summer", "The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice", "Tokyo Story", "Early Spring", "Tokyo Twilight" are in 1080p, transfers from 4K restorations.
"Equinox Flower", "Good Morning", "Late Autumn", and "An Autumn Afternoon" are in 1080p, transfers from 2K restorations.
"The Only Son" is in 1080p, transfer from an HD master.
"Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?", "Woman of Tokyo", "Record of a Tenement Gentleman", "Tokyo Chorus", "A Story of Floating Weeds", "An Inn in Tokyo", "I Was Born, But...", and "There Was a Father" are in 576i, from standard definition masters. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* "Late Spring" (107:58)
* "The Only Son" (82:30)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* "Late Spring"
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 24-page liner notes booklet featuring writing by James Bell, Tony Rayns and interview excerpts with Ryu Chishu, Iida Choko and Yoshikawa Mitsuko.
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian release and the French "Ozu en 20 Films" set for the differing exclusive extras.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (108:09)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (108:09)
- Blu-ray ALL Japan- Shochiku - No cuts (110:02)
- Blu-ray B Ozu en 20 Films France- Carlotta Films - No cuts (108:31).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (107:58)
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 11/11/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 08/06/23UPDATE LOG:
11/11/14: Initial entry.
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06/12/15: Addition of the Japan.
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08/06/23: Added Canada.
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