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Tokyo Story AKA Tōkyō monogatari (1953)
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness.Director: Yasujiro Ozu
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
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Subtitles:English and Korean
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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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Subtitles:French, 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:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 16 page booket.
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Extras:Photo Gallery
Trailer (4:14) -
Subtitles:English
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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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Notes:NTSC → PAL transfer. Available in the 'Noriko Trilogy' boxset with "Late Spring" and "Early Summer".
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio commentary by Ozu film scholar David Desser
Theatrical trailer (4:15)
DISC TWO
"I Lived, But..." 1983 documentary (122:40)
"Talking with Ozu" 1993 documentary - shorter version (39:32) -
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:Includes an 8-page booklet, featuring an essay by writer David Bordwell, author of "Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema".
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio commentary with editor David Desser
"Talking with Ozu" 1993 documentary - shorter version (39:30)
Theatrical Trailer (4:19)
DISC THREE (DVD)
"I Lived, But..." documentary (122:48)
"Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio" documentary (45:06) -
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:Special Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet featuring essay by film critic David Bordwell.
Later reissued in a standard edition without the Blu-ray copy. -
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Extras:Start-up trailers for Swedes: Sandrew's Filmpärlor (0:32), "Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick" (1:49), "The Duchess" (2:25), "The Reader" (2:25)
Start-up trailers for Norwegians: "The Duchess" (2:25), "Frozen Driver" (1:48)
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Subtitles:Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.28:1
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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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Notes:NTSC → PAL transfer.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* “Tokyo Story”
DISC TWO (DVD)
* “Tokyo Story”
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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:Keep Case
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Notes:22-page illustrated booklet containing Joan Mellen's essay "A family in crisis"; Yasujiro Ozu biography by Tony Rayns; and John Gillett's essay "The Tokyo Story".
Later reissued in a single disc DVD without the Blu-ray. -
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Extras:Stills Galley (40 stills)
"Tokyo-Ga" documentary by Wim Wenders (88:15)
"Tokyo-Ga" Deleted Scenes (14:04)
"Tokyo Story" Trailer (4:15) -
Subtitles:English
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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:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 12 page booklet.
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OVERALL: R1
The US Criterion reissue has the lengthiest extras.
The Australian releases includes the documentary "Tokyo-Ga", though the main feature uses an NTSC to PAL transfer.
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CUTS:
- R0 South Korea- Oasis - No cuts (136:08 NTSC).
- R0 Switzerland- Trigon Film - No cuts (136:09 NTSC->PAL).
- R0 Ozu Volume 1: The Noriko Trilogy United Kingdom- Tartan Video - No cuts (136:00 PAL).
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (135:56 NTSC).
- R1 Re-issue America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (136:58 NTSC).
- R2 Scandinavia- Sandrew Metronome - No cuts (135:55 NTSC->PAL).
- R2 The Ozu Collection United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (130:20 PAL).
- R4 Director's Suite Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts (135:56 NTSC->PAL).
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 13/11/03
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 12/12/21UPDATE LOG:
13/11/03: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
01/01/10: Added R0/R2 entries.
02/01/01: Added R0 Korea.
09/12/14: Addition of the Criterion reissue, UK BFI, added ASINs.
12/08/19: Added Swiss, Australia, updated US Criterion original.
12/12/21: Updated title.
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