The Films of Yasujiro Ozu (1 of 3): Overview of films in the Criterion Collection (and elsewhere)

This is an overview of films by Ozu available on English language-supported physical media releases (as well as a brief talk on those films that are not available on "official" English-language releases).

There will be future videos about Ozu films, including a video discussing the details of the Criterion releases (including discussion of supplements).

But for now, I hope you enjoy this overview of the surviving Ozu films and where to get them.

1. Days of Youth 6:23
2. Fighting Friends Japanese Style 7:55
3. I Graduated, But… 10:05
4. A Straightforward Boy 11:37
5. Walk Cheerfully 12:39
6. I Flunked, But… 13:34
7. That Night’s Wife 14:37
8. The Lady and the Beard 15:25
9. Tokyo Chorus 16:17
10. I Was Born, But… 16:49
11. Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? 17:49
12. Woman of Tokyo 18:40
13. Dragnet Girl 19:35
14. Passing Fancy 20:15
15. A Mother Should Be Loved 20:35
16. A Story of Floating Weeds 21:55
17. An Inn in Tokyo 22:36
18. Kagami jishi 24:16
19. The Only Son 25:52
20. What Did the Lady Forget? 26:29
21. Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family 27:46
22. There Was a Father 28:56
23. The Record of a Tenement Gentleman 29:44
24. A Hen in the Wind 31:16
25. Late Spring 32:09
26. The Munekata Sisters 32:58
27. Early Summer 34:46
28. The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice 36:03
29. Tokyo Story 37:17
30. Early Spring 37:55
31. Tokyo Twilight 38:42
32. Equinox Flower 39:19
33. Good Morning 40:10
34. Floating Weeds 41:09
35. Late Autumn 42:18
36. The End of Summer 43:08
37. An Autumn Afternoon 43:48

Closing comments: 44:28