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Summary:

After living alone with his daughter for years, a widower must learn how to let her go, letting her be free to move on with her life, by arranging a marriage for her.

Contributors:

Ozu, Yasujirō, 1903-1963 , director, screenwriter

Noda, Kōgo, 1893-1968 , screenwriter

Yamanouchi, Shizuo, 1925-2021 , producer

Ryū, Chishū, 1904-1993 , actor

Iwashita, Shima, 1941- , actor

Sada, Keiji, 1926-1964 , actor

Okada, Mariko, 1933- , actor

Yoshida, Teruo , actor

Atsuta, Yūharu, 1905-1992

Hamada, Tatsuo

Saitō, Takanobu, 1924-2004

Bordwell, David , commentator

Andrew, Geoff, 1954-

Richie, Donald, 1924-2013

Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

In Japanese with optional English subtitles.

Included Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Fond farewell [by Andrew, G.]

Motion picture adaptation of: Ozu's Diaries [by Richie, D.]

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 446

Alternate Titles:

Title on container: Autumn afternoon: a Yasujiro Ozu film

Subjects:

Widowers — Japan — Drama

Fathers and daughters — Japan — Drama

Arranged marriage — Japan — Drama

Japan — Social life and customs — Drama

Japanese language films

Widowers

Fathers and daughters

Arranged marriage

Manners and customs

Motion pictures, Japanese

Japan

Genres:

Fiction films

Feature films

Motion pictures, Japanese

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby digital mono.

Performers:

Cast: Ryū Chishū, Iwashita Shima, Sada Keiji, Okada Mariko, Yoshida Teruo.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, Atsuta Yūharu ; editor, Yoshiyasu Hamamura ; art, Hamada Tatsuo; music, Saitō Takanobu.

General Notes:

Originally released as motion picture in 1962.
Special features: Audio commentary featuring David Bordwell; excerpts from 1978 French television program, "Yasujiro Ozu and the taste of sake"; theatrical trailer ; new, restored high-definition digital transfer.
Accompanied by a booklet featuring new essays by film scholars Geoff Andrew and Donald Richie.

Audience:

Rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

AUT 1962 DVD

ISBNs:

9781604650624
1604650621

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515031721
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC1768

OCLC Numbers:

977797302
233218189 [Invalid]