{"product_id":"ozu-the-gangster-films","title":"OZU - THE GANGSTER FILMS - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOZU COLLECTION - THE GANGSTER FILMS (2-DVD)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA film by Yasujiro Ozu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYasujiro Ozu (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTokyo Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) honed his craft in the early 1930s, a time when young Japanese directors were experimenting with cinematic conventions. This 2-disc set features three gangster-genre films in which Ozu mixes a Hollywood-infused dynamism with elements of his later style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDISC ONE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWALK CHEERFULLY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Hogaraka ni ayume) Kenji 'the Knife' Koyama, leader of a gang of hooligans, falls for the virtuous Yasue. Will he go straight to win her heart or carry on his life of petty crime? Reminiscent of Sternberg's Underworld with its expressionist lighting, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWalk Cheerfully\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e combines international cinematic influences with Ozu's own comic touches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapan | 1930 | black and white | silent with English subtitles | DVD9 | 92 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDISC TWO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHAT NIGHT'S WIFE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Sono yo no tsuma) Young father Shuji turns to crime to pay his daughter's medical bills. Enter Detective Kagawa for a tense night-time stand-off with Shuji's wife, Mayumi. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThat Night's Wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e demonstrates Ozu's masterly handling of drama as the film reaches its emotional climax.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDRAGNET GIRL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Hijosen no onna) By day sweet-faced Tokiko (played by Tanaka Kinuyo [Equinox Flower]) is an ordinary typist but come nightfall she's a fun-loving gangster's moll. When her boyfriend strays, Tokiko is forced to reassess her life. Hugely popular when it was released, Ozu's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDragnet Girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains one of his most enduring silent films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapan | 1930 + 1933 | black and white | silent with English subtitles | DVD9 | 63 minutes + 96 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Straightforward Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1929, 13 mins): a kidnapped boy gets the better of the baddies in this surviving fragment of the film, directed by Ozu, which shot Tomio Aoki, its young star, to fame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOzu: Emotion and Poetry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2012, 10 mins): extract from Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns' 2010 lecture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully illustrated booklet with newly commissioned essays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600842543278,"sku":"BFIVD951","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/ozu-the-gangster-film-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409373","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/ozu-the-gangster-films","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}