The Student Comedies (UK-import)
Master Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu ( Tokyo Story) is revered for his unique and poetic style. This 2-disc set brings together all of his surviving early student-genre comedies for the first time. Days Of Youth (Wakaki Hi) Ozu’s earliest surviving film follows students Watanabe and Yamamoto as they unknowingly compete for the same girl. I Flunked, But... (Rakudai Wa Shita Keredo) Takahashi finds a creative way to avoid doing his revision in this roguish comedy reminiscent of Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman. The Lady And The Beard (Shukujo To Hige) Graduate Okajima finds his old-fashioned beard makes life difficult in a comedy exploring the tension between tradition and modernity. Where Now Are The Dreams Of Youth? (Seishun No Yume Ima Izuko) Ozu’s long-term collaborator Kogo Noda scripts a subtle shift from light to dark as Hirano’s carefree college life is marred by tragedy.
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