#524: OZU, Yasujiro: The Only Son/There Was A Father: Two Films By Yasujiro Ozu (1936-42)

THE ONLY SON/THERE WAS A FATHER: TWO FILMS BY YASUJIRO OZU (#524)

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These rare early films from Yasujiro Ozu are considered by many to be two of the Japanese director's finest works, paving the way for a career among the most sensitive and significant in cinema. The Only Son and There Was a Father make a graceful pair, bookending a crucial period in Japanese history. In the former, Ozu's first sound film, made during a time of intense economic crisis, a mother sacrifices her own happiness for her son's education; the latter, released in the midst of World War II, stars Ozu stalwart Chishu Ryu as a widowed schoolteacher whose devotion to his son ends up driving them apart. Criterion proudly presents these nearly lost treasures for the time on home video.

The Only Son (1936) {Spine #525}

There Was A Father (1942) {Spine #526}

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