#446: OZU, Yasujiro: An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
OZU, Yasujiro (Japan)
An Autumn Afternoon [1962]
Spine #446
DVD
DVD
Yasujiro Ozu's final film was also his final masterpiece, the gently heartbreaking story of a man's dignified resignation to both life's ever-shifting currents and society's gradual modernization. Though widower Shuhei Hirayama (Ozu's frequent leading man Chishu Ryu) has been living comfortably for years with his grown daughter, a series of events leads him to accept and encourage her marriage and departure. As elegantly composed and achingly tender as any of the Japanese master's films, An Autumn Afternoon is one of cinema's fondest farewells.
113 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
in Japanese
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2008
Director/Writers
Written by Kôgo Noda and Yasujiro Ozu.
Ozu was 59 when he directed An Autumn Afternoon.
Other Ozu films in the Collection:
Eclipse Series 42: Walk Cheerfully (1930)
Eclipse Series 42: That Night's Wife (1930)
Eclipse Series 10: Tokyo Chorus (1931)
Eclipse Series 10: I Was Born, But . . . (1932)
Eclipse Series 42: Dragnet Girl (1933)
Eclipse Series 42: Passing Fancy (1933)
#232: A Story Of Floating Weeds (1934)
#525: The Only Son (1936)
#526: There Was A Father (1942)
#331: Late Spring (1949)
#240: Early Summer (1951)
#989: The Flavor Of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
#217: Tokyo Story (1953)
Eclipse Series 3: Early Spring (1956)
Eclipse Series 3: Tokyo Twilight (1957)
#84: Good Morning (1959)
#232: Floating Weeds (1959)
Eclipse Series 3: Late Autumn (1960)
Eclipse Series 3: The End Of Summer (1961)
The Film
Other Ozu films in the Collection:
Eclipse Series 42: Walk Cheerfully (1930)
Eclipse Series 42: That Night's Wife (1930)
Eclipse Series 10: Tokyo Chorus (1931)
Eclipse Series 10: I Was Born, But . . . (1932)
Eclipse Series 42: Dragnet Girl (1933)
Eclipse Series 42: Passing Fancy (1933)
#232: A Story Of Floating Weeds (1934)
#525: The Only Son (1936)
#526: There Was A Father (1942)
#331: Late Spring (1949)
#240: Early Summer (1951)
#989: The Flavor Of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
#217: Tokyo Story (1953)
Eclipse Series 3: Early Spring (1956)
Eclipse Series 3: Tokyo Twilight (1957)
#84: Good Morning (1959)
#232: Floating Weeds (1959)
Eclipse Series 3: Late Autumn (1960)
Eclipse Series 3: The End Of Summer (1961)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Thirty-two page booklet featuring essays by film critic Geoff Andrew and film scholar Donald Richie.
Commentary
Featuring film scholar David Bordwell, author of Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema.
Excerpts
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
Thirty-two page booklet featuring essays by film critic Geoff Andrew and film scholar Donald Richie.
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 looking back on Ozu’s career, featuring critics Michel Ciment and Georges Perec.
Theatrical trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
Theatrical trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
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