{"product_id":"three-films-by-yosujiro-ozu-blu-ray","title":"THREE FILMS BY YOSUJIRO OZU [BLU-RAY]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThree newly remastered films by the Japanese master Yasujirō Ozu available on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis year marks the 120\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eanniversary of Japanese filmmaker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYasujirō Ozu’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebirth. From his early silent films to his final features in the 1960s, Ozu perfected a style that stripped away unnecessary plot mechanics and camera movement. In doing so, he produced a cinema whose surface simplicity belies character studies of depth, warmth and on occasion, humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis new set features three newly restored films, all presented on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDragnet Girl\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(1933, 101 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSweet-faced Tokiko is an ordinary typist by day, but come nightfall she’s a fun-loving gangster’s moll. When her\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eboyfriend strays, Tokiko is forced to reassess her life. Hugely popular when it was released, Ozu’s\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDragnet Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eremains one of his most enduring silent films. Featuring a score by Ed Hughes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRecord of a Tenement Gentleman\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(1947, 71 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eKohei, a boy who has been abandoned by his father, develops a relationship with a widow, Tane. Although she initially\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eresists the child, the pair begin to develop a bond amid the turbulence of post-war Tokyo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Hen in the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1948, 84 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn a Japan recently devastated by war, a devoted, near-destitute mother turns to prostitution to pay for her son’s\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003emedical care after he falls dangerously ill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAll three films newly restored and presented in High Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eNew audio commentary on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDragnet Girl\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eNew audio commentary on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRecord of a Tenement Gentleman\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eNew audio commentary on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Hen in the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby film critic Adrian Martin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"data table additional-attributes\" id=\"product-attribute-specs-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eSKU\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col data\" data-th=\"SKU\"\u003e5035673014981\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eCatalogue Number\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Catalogue Number\"\u003eBFIB1498\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eProduct contents\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Product contents\"\u003e2 discs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eYear\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Year\"\u003e1933 - 1948\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eDirector\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Director\"\u003eYasujirō Ozu\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Format\"\u003eBlu-Ray\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003ePublisher(s)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Publisher(s)\"\u003eBFI\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eCountries\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Countries\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eColour\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Colour\"\u003eBlack \u0026amp; 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