Ik kwam er op de website van HMV achter dat op 19-04 een aantal van Yasujiro Ozu's meest bekende klassiekers op Blu-ray gaan verschijnen. Het gaat om Late Spring, Early Summer en Tokyo Story. Alle 3 zullen ze als dual-format disc worden uitgebracht met een oudere bonus-film als een van de extra's.



Late spring:
Tokyo Story director Yasujiro Ozu s hugely influential and award-winning masterpiece, Late Spring, is a tender meditation on family politics, sacrifice and the status quo. Noriko (Setsuko Hara) and her father, Professor Somiya (Chishu Ryu) live together in perfect harmony, but old certainties are put at risk when an interfering aunt raises the question of marriage. Introducing Ozu s popular Noriko character, Late Spring poignantly examines the gradual compromise between modernity and tradition and is now available for the first time on Blu-ray from the BFI..

Contains full length feature The Only Son, Ozu s first sound film, as an extra (DVD only)

Extra Features:

* Dual Format Edition: includes both Blu-ray and the DVD versions of the main feature
* Contains full length feature The Only Son, Ozu s first sound film, as an extra (DVD only)
* Original Theatrical Trailer
* Extensive illustrated booklet featuring essays and film notes
* Dolby Digital mono audio (320 kbps)
Early summer:
When family, friends and colleagues pressure Noriko played with enigmatic brilliance by Setsuko Hara (Tokyo Story, Late Spring) to marry they provoke a surprising decision with wide-reaching consequences. Available for the first time on Blu-ray, Yasujiro Ozu s Early Summer is wonderfully poised ensemble work which presents the intricacies and contradictions of three generations who have lived through the end of an era and are looking towards the new.

Also contains full length feature What Did the Lady Forget?, Ozu s comic pre-war classic, as an extra.

Extra Features:

* Dual Format Edition: includes both Blu-ray and the DVD versions of the main feature
* Contains full length feature What Did the Lady Forget?, Ozu s comic pre-war classic, as an extra (DVD only)
* Original Theatrical Trailer
* Extensive illustrated booklet featuring essays and film notes
* Dolby Digital mono audio (320 kbps)
Tokyo story:
Yasujiro Ozu s most enduring masterpiece, Tokyo Story, is a beautifully nuanced exploration of filial duty, expectation and regret. From the simple tale of the elderly Hirayma couple s visit to Tokyo to see their grown-up children, Ozu draws a compelling contrast between the measured dignity of age and the hurried insensitivity of a younger generation. A constant fixture of critics polls, Tokyo Story is now available for the first time on Blu-ray from the BFI.

Also contains full length feature Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, a sharp critique of bourgeois frivolity, as an extra.

Extra Features:

* Dual Format Edition: includes both Blu-ray and the DVD versions of the main feature
* Also contains full length Ozu feature, Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (DVD only)
* Original Theatrical Trailer
* Extensive illustrated booklet featuring essays and film notes
* Dolby Digital mono audio (320 kbps)