Tokyo chorus Tōkyō no kōrasu

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Title:

Tokyo chorus Tōkyō no kōrasu

Author:

Kitamura, Komatsu, 1901-1964, screenwriter.

Publication Information:

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2008.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (90 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Series:

Eclipse. Series 10. Silent Ozu, three family comedies

Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Series 10, Silent Ozu.

Summary:

His son wants a bicycle, his daughter a balloon, his wife just wants to have financial stability. Low wage-earning dad Okajima is counting on his bonus to make ends meet. His wife and children also eagerly await the additional money. But payday doesn't go exactly as planned.

General Note:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1931.

Container liner includes the essay "Hard at work" by film scholar Michael Koresky.

Special feature: optional piano score by Donald Sosin.

Language:

Japanese

Subject Term:

Father and child -- Japan -- Drama.

Blue collar workers -- Japan -- Drama.

Children of blue collar workers -- Japan -- Drama.

Incentives in industry -- Japan -- Drama.

Families -- Japan -- Drama.