Eclipse Series #3 - Late Ozu (Early Spring / Tokyo Twilight / Equinox Flower / Late Autumn / The End of Summer) (Criterion Collection)

Eclipse Series #3 - Late Ozu (Early Spring / Tokyo Twilight / Equinox Flower / Late Autumn / The End of Summer) (Criterion Collection)
by Yasujiro Ozu

Eclipse Series #3 - Late Ozu (Early Spring / Tokyo Twilight / Equinox Flower / Late Autumn / The End of Summer) (Criterion Collection)
List Price: $69.95
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases

Buy Eclipse Series #3 - Late Ozu (Early Spring / Tokyo Twilight / Equinox Flower / Late Autumn / The End of Summer) (Criterion Collection) at Amazon.com
(Click here)
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

DVD Cover Information

Actor: Chishu Ryu, Mariko Okada, Miyuki Kuwano, Ryuji Kita, Shinichir?? Mikami
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Brand: Image Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Japanese (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Box set, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 636 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-06-12
Studio: Criterion Collection

Movie Reviews of Eclipse Series #3 - Late Ozu (Early Spring / Tokyo Twilight / Equinox Flower / Late Autumn / The End of Summer) (Criterion Collection)

Movie Review: Great Film Set
Summary: 5 Stars

A great set of films for those who enjoy post-war Japanese cinema (late 1950's early 1960's). Three of the films start Hara, Setsuko, the premier Japanese actress of this period. Those looking for Samurai action should skip this series as the series, and many of Ozu's films, focus on family life in post-war Japan. The films reflect Japanese life and traditions and the transition between generations in the mid-twentieth century.

The first two films are in black and white, the other three reflect the transition to color at the turn of the decade. We enjoyed both formats. All films are in Japanese with English subtitles.

Summary of Eclipse Series #3 - Late Ozu (Early Spring / Tokyo Twilight / Equinox Flower / Late Autumn / The End of Summer) (Criterion Collection)

This month, we present five wonderful works of art by Japanese master filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu. Made directly after Tokyo Story, widely considered his most perfect film and one of the greatest movies ever made, these titles show Ozu at the top of the game, visually and narratively. Elegant, humorous, rich with joy and sadness, these films further demonstrate why Ozu has become synonymous with the word cinema.

Five-Disc Set Includes:

Early Spring: A married salaryman in postwar Tokyo enters into an affair with an office mate in this moving portrait of a fragile marriage.

Tokyo Twilight: In the dead of winter, past and present traumas afflict two sisters and their aging father in this, one of Ozu's most heartbreaking and powerful works.

Equinox Flower: In Ozu's splendid first color film, a stubborn businessman who disapproves of his daughter's fiance must learn to embrace modern romance.

Late Autumn: Ozu regular Setsuko Hara, once the marrying child in Late Spring, becomes the parent in this poignant tale of the bonds between mother and daughter.

The End of Summer: Ozu's second-to-last film beautifully blends comedy and tragedy to tell the story of three sisters who are stunned to discover that their aging father has taken up with his former mistress.

Art House & International DVD Video

DVD Video
Movies most talked about in Asian Culture - Japanese Cinema
Eclipse Series 13: Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women (Osaka Elegy / Sisters of the Gion / Women of the Night / Street of Shame) ImageEclipse Series 13: Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women (Osaka Elegy / Sisters of the Gion / Women of the Night / Street of Shame)
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2008-10-21; DVD
Best price: $39.02
Price in other shops: $59.95
Onibaba - Criterion Collection ImageOnibaba - Criterion Collection
OTOWA,NOBUKO; Release date: 2004-03-16; DVD
Best price: $18.36
Price in other shops: $29.95
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs: Criterion Collection ImageWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs: Criterion Collection
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2007-02-20; DVD
Best price: $24.78
Price in other shops: $39.95
Eclipse Series #3 - Late Ozu (Early Spring / Tokyo Twilight / Equinox Flower / Late Autumn / The End of Summer) (Criterion Collection) ImageEclipse Series #3 - Late Ozu (Early Spring / Tokyo Twilight / Equinox Flower / Late Autumn / The End of Summer) (Criterion Collection)
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2007-06-12; DVD
Best price: $45.99
Price in other shops: $69.95
Three Films By Hiroshi Teshigahara (Pitfall / Woman In The Dunes / The Face Of Another) (Criterion Collection) ImageThree Films By Hiroshi Teshigahara (Pitfall / Woman In The Dunes / The Face Of Another) (Criterion Collection)
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2007-07-10; DVD
Best price: $46.95
Price in other shops: $79.95
Ugetsu - Criterion Collection ImageUgetsu - Criterion Collection
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2005-11-08; DVD
Best price: $26.12
Price in other shops: $39.95
Kwaidan - Criterion Collection ImageKwaidan - Criterion Collection
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2000-10-10; DVD
Best price: $18.43
Price in other shops: $29.95
Tokyo Story - Criterion Collection ImageTokyo Story - Criterion Collection
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2003-10-28; DVD
Best price: $24.45
Price in other shops: $39.95
Similar DVD Movies
Sansho the Bailiff - Criterion Collection ImageSansho the Bailiff - Criterion Collection
IMAGE ENT.; Release date: 2007-05-22; DVD
Best price: $24.91
Price in other shops: $39.95
Good Morning - Criterion Collection ImageGood Morning - Criterion Collection
OZU,YASUJIRO; Release date: 2000-08-22; DVD
Best price: $18.42
Price in other shops: $29.95
Eclipse Series 7 - Post-War Kurosawa Box - Eclipse from Criterion (No Regrets for Our Youth, One Wonderful Sunday, Scandal, The Idiot, I Live in Fear) (1980) (Criterion Collection) ImageEclipse Series 7 - Post-War Kurosawa Box - Eclipse from Criterion (No Regrets for Our Youth, One Wonderful Sunday, Scandal, The Idiot, I Live in Fear) (1980) (Criterion Collection)
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2008-01-15; DVD
Best price: $46.75
Price in other shops: $69.95
Early Summer - Criterion Collection ImageEarly Summer - Criterion Collection
HARA,SETSUKO; Release date: 2004-07-20; DVD
Best price: $24.38
Price in other shops: $39.95
Tokyo Story - Criterion Collection ImageTokyo Story - Criterion Collection
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2003-10-28; DVD
Best price: $24.45
Price in other shops: $39.95
An Autumn Afternoon - Criterion Collection ImageAn Autumn Afternoon - Criterion Collection
IMAGE ENT.; Release date: 2008-09-30; DVD
Best price: $18.60
Price in other shops: $29.95
Eclipse Series 13: Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women (Osaka Elegy / Sisters of the Gion / Women of the Night / Street of Shame) ImageEclipse Series 13: Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women (Osaka Elegy / Sisters of the Gion / Women of the Night / Street of Shame)
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2008-10-21; DVD
Best price: $39.02
Price in other shops: $59.95
Stories of Floating Weeds (A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) / Floating Weeds (1959)) - Criterion Collection ImageStories of Floating Weeds (A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) / Floating Weeds (1959)) - Criterion Collection
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2004-04-20; DVD
Best price: $24.37
Price in other shops: $39.95
Late Spring - Criterion Collection ImageLate Spring - Criterion Collection
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2006-05-09; DVD
Best price: $23.98
Price in other shops: $39.95
Eclipse Series 10 - Silent Ozu-Three Family Comedies (Tokyo Chorus, I Was Born But..., Passing Fancy) (Criterion Collection) ImageEclipse Series 10 - Silent Ozu-Three Family Comedies (Tokyo Chorus, I Was Born But..., Passing Fancy) (Criterion Collection)
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2008-04-22; DVD
Best price: $28.30
Price in other shops: $44.95
Compare prices and read customer reviews for more than one million DVD titles.
Oscar 2005 Winners