Early summer - Itô, Senji (<<The>> Criterion Coll., 2004)
Bildformat: 1.33:1 aspect ratio ; new high-definition difital transfer, with restored image and sound
Orig.: Japan 1951
Enth. Audio commentary by Japanese film expert Donald Richie, author of "Ozu" and "A hundred years of Japanese film" ; "Ozu's films from behind the scenes", a conversation about Ozu and his working methods between child-actor and sound technician Kojiro Suematsu, assistant cameraman Takashi Kawamata, and producer Shizui Yamanouchi ; a new essay by David Bordwell, author of "Ozu and the poetics of cinema", and an article about Ozu by filmmaker Jim Jarmusch