Yosujiro Ozu - Record Of A Tenement Gentleman / Dragnet Girl / A Hen In The Wind Blu-Ray

THREE FILMS BY YOSUJIR? OZU (2 x BLU-RAY) br> Director: Yasujir? Ozu

This year marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Japanese filmmaker Yasujir? Ozu. From his early silent films to his last feature films in the 1960s, Ozu perfected a style that eliminated unnecessary plot devices and camera movements. In this way, he created films whose superficial simplicity conceals character studies with depth, warmth, and sometimes humor.

This new set contains three newly restored films, all presented on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time:

The Dragnet Girl (1933, 99 min)

Sweet Tokiko is an ordinary typist, but when evening comes, she becomes a fun gangster's moll. When her boyfriend disappears, Tokiko is forced to reevaluate her life. Ozu's Dragnet Girl was hugely popular when it was released and remains one of his most enduring silent films.

A Gentleman from a Tenement House (1947, 75 min)

Tashiro, a prostitute in a poor area of Tokyo, is followed home by a young boy whose father brought him to the city but then lost track of him. At first, Tashiro is reluctant to take care of Kohei, but gradually he begins to like the boy.

A Hen in the Wind (1948, 84 min)

A soldier returns home at the end of World War II and refuses to forgive his wife for prostituting herself one night to pay for their son's medical bills.his wife because she prostituted herself one night to pay for medical bills for their son.

Extras

All three films are newly restored and presented in high definition.p>

New audio commentary on Dragnet Girl by Tony Rayns, expert on Asian cinema

New audio commentary on Record of a Tenement Gentleman by Jasper Sharp, expert on Japanese cinema

New audio commentary on A Hen in the Wind by film critic Adrian Martin

**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with essays on the films by Bryony Dixon, Tony Rayns, and Jonathan Rosenbaum, as well as notes on his music for Dragnet Girl by Ed Hughes.