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There Was a Father AKA Chichi ariki (1942)
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.Director: Yasujirô Ozu
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "The Only Son" (82:47)
David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson interviews (25:26)
Tadao Sato interview (18:57)
DISC TWO
* "There Was a Father" (87:08)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Packaged in two keep cases in a slipbox, with two booklets.
The transfers are windowboxed. -
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a 20 page booklet.
Part of the 7-film 7-disc "Yasujiro Ozu Edition which includes "A Story of Floating Weeds", "An Inn in Tokyo", "The Only Son", "Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family", "There Was a Father", "Early Summer" and "The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice". -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* “Equinox Flower” (1958)
* “There Was a Father” (1942)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* “Equinox Flower” (1958)
* “There Was a Father” -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a fully illustrated booklet features newly commissioned sleevenote essays by Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns.
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Extras:Director's Biography
Director's Filmography -
Subtitles:Chinese (Traditional) and English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R1
The US release for the extras.
Note the following versions:
- Original theatrical version (94 mins)
- Postwar version, with 7 minutes of cuts by the occupation censors (87 mins)
- 2023 restored version, with 5 minutes of censored footage recovered by Gosfilmofond (92 mins)
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CUTS:
- R1 Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu America- Criterion Collection - Yes - Postwar version, with 7 minutes of cuts by the occupation censors (87:08 NTSC).
- R2 Yasujiro Ozu Edition Germany- Koch Media - Yes - Postwar version, with 7 minutes of cuts by the occupation censors (83:19 PAL).
- R2 The Ozu Collection United Kingdom- British Film Institute - Yes - Postwar version, with 7 minutes of cuts by the occupation censors.
- R3 Hong Kong- Panorama Distribution - Yes - Postwar version, with 7 minutes of cuts by the occupation censors (86:48 NTSC).
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 12/11/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 11/10/23UPDATE LOG:
12/11/14: Initial entry.
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09/12/14: Addition of the UK edition.
16/05/19: Added Germany.
11/10/23: Notes on versions.
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