Late Spring

Tokyo Story director Yasujiro Ozu's hugely influential and award-winning masterpiece, Late Spring, is a tender meditation on family politics, sacrifice and the status quo. Noriko (Setsuko Hara) and her father, Professor Somiya (Chishu Ryu) live together in perfect harmony, but old certainties are put at risk when an interfering aunt raises the question of marriage. Introducing Ozu s popular Noriko character, Late Spring poignantly examines the gradual compromise between modernity and tradition and is now available for the first time on Blu-ray from the BFI.Special Features:Dual Format Edition: includes both Blu-ray and the DVD versions of the main featureContains full length feature The Only Son, Ozu's first sound film, as an extra (DVD only)Original Theatrical TrailerExtensive illustrated booklet featuring essays and film notesDolby Digital mono audio (320 kbps)