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Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (The) AKA Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice AKA Ochazuke no aji (1952)
A childless middle-aged couple faces a marital crisis of sorts.Director: Yasujiro Ozu
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Tokyo Chorus" (90:15)
* "An Inn in Tokyo" (75:25)
"I Graduated, But..." surviving fragment of the 1929 film (11:39)
DISC TWO
* "Early Summer" (124:50)
"Voyage of Cinema - Early Summer" featurette (15:06)
"Figures: Linen, Smoke and Electric Poles" featurette (7:24)
DISC THREE
* "The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice" (115:41)
"Voyage of Cinema: An Autumn Afternoon" featurette (15:04)
DISC FOUR
* "Early Spring" (144:35)
"Figures: Posters and Panels" featurette (9:08)
DISC FIVE
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Subtitles:French (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 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes a 32 page booklet.
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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 Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio commentary by critic and Asian-cinema expert Tony Rayns
"The Mystery of Marriage" 1932 short (32:09)
"The Good Housewife 'In Her Kitchen'" 1949 short (8:13) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0 (restored)
Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0 (unrestored) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer from a 4K restoration.
Includes a fully illustrated booklet in the first pressing. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* “Record of a Tenement Gentleman” (1947)
Audio commentary by Derek Malcolm
“Restoring Ozu” featurette (4:03)
Photo gallery
DISC TWO
* “Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice”
“Restoring Ozu” featurette (3:36)
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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:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes a 4-page booklet.
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Extras:Yasujiro Ozu biography (text)
Yasujiro Ozu filmography (text) -
Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), 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 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Dr Wendy Haslem and Dr Gabrielle Murray
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Extras:Bonus Trailers for Early Summer, Playtime, Mon Oncle, Latcho Drom (10:48)
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Subtitles:English (white), English (yellow)
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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:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The French release has the lengthiest extras.
The Australian release has an exclusive commentary.
The UK Tartan release has an exclusive featurette.
The UK BFI release has an exclusive commentary and shorts, and note it has a transfer from a 4K restoration. -
CUTS:
- R2 Coffret Ozu Volume 2 France- Carlotta Films - No cuts (115:41 NTSC->PAL).
- R2 Yasujiro Ozu Edition Germany- Koch Media - No cuts (110:54 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (111:11 PAL).
- R2 Ozu: Volume Two United Kingdom- Tartan Video - No cuts (115:56 NTSC->PAL).
- R3 Hong Kong- Panorama - No cuts (115:30 NTSC).
- R4 Director's Suite Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts (110:58 PAL).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 08/12/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/05/20UPDATE LOG:
08/12/14: Initial entry.
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20/11/15: Updated year.
16/05/19: Added Germany.
01/01/20: Updated title.
31/01/20: Added France.
06/02/20: Added Australia, Hong Kong.
26/05/20: Added UK BFI.
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