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The only son
Title
The only son [videorecording] / by Yasujiro Ozu.
ISBN
9781604653045
1604653043
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection : Janus Films, 2010, p1936.
Physical Description
1 videodiscs (83 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 p.)
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
Special features: video interviews with film scholars Tadao Sato, David Bordwell, and Kristin Thompson; new and improved English subtitle translations; booklets containing essays by critic and historian Tony Rayns, an appreciation of actor Chishu Ryu by Japanese film scholar Donald Richie, and comments by Ryu on director Yasujiro Ozu.
Cinematography, Sugimoto Shōjiro ; music, Itō Senji.
In Japanese with English subtitles.
Summary
The story examines the motherly love of a peasant woman who gives up everything so that her son can receive education in Tokyo. Ten years later, the mother pays her son a visit in Tokyo, believing that he has become a successful young man. However, upon arrival, she is bitterly disappointed to find out that her son is working as a night-school teacher and living in poverty with his family.
Variant and related titles
Hitori musuko.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Japanese
Added to Catalog
July 21, 2010
Credits
Cinematography, Sugimoto Shōjiro ; music, Itō Senji.
Cast
Iida Chōko, Himori Shinʼichi, Hayama Masao.
System details note
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital, mono.; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Contents
The only son = Hitori musuko / Ōfuna Eiga, Shōchiku Kinema Kabushiki Kaisha ; gensaku, Zēmusu Maki ; kyakushoku, Ikeda Tadao, Arata Masao ; kantoku Ozu Yasujirō (1936: 83 min.).
Videorecording number
CC1916d Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Also listed under
Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Janus Films.
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