880-12 Sanma no aji. English. 880-13 Sanma no aji. Japanese.
Notes:
Title from web page. Chishu Ryu, Shima Iwashita, Keiji Sada. Aspect ratio, 1.37:1. Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. Special features: Audio commentary featuring film scholar David Bordwell, author of "Ozu and the poetics of cinema"; Excerpts from Yasujiro Ozu and "The taste of sake", a 1978 French television program, featuring critics Michel Ciment and George Perec, that looks back on Ozu's career; trailer; Essay by critic Geoff Andrew and scholar Donald Richie.
Summary:
A gently heartbreaking story about a man's dignifed resignation to life's shifting currents and society's modernization. Though widower Shuhei has been living comfortably for years with his grown daughter, a series of events leads him to accept and encourage her marriage and departure from their home.
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