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TOKYO CHORUS (1931) * with switchable English and French subtitles *

Yasujirô Ozu Writers: Komatsu Kitamura (original story), Kôgo Noda Tokihiko Okada ... Shinji Okajima Emiko Yagumo Emiko Yagumo ... Tsuma Sugako (His wife) Hideo Sugawara Hideo Sugawara ... Sono Chounan (First Son) Mitsuo Ichimura Mitsuo Ichimura Hideko Takamine Hideko Takamine ... Sono Choujo (First Daughter) Tatsuo Saitô Tatsuo Saitô ... Omura Sensei (Teacher) Chôko Iida Chôko Iida ... Sensei no tusma (Mrs. Omura) Takeshi Sakamoto Takeshi Sakamoto ... Rou-Shain Yamada (Old employee) Reikô Tani Reikô Tani ... Shachou (Company President) Ken'ichi Miyajima Ken'ichi Miyajima ... Hisho (Secretary) Chishû Ryû Chishû Ryû Isamu Yamaguchi Isamu Yamaguchi ... Kaisha no Douryou (An Employee) Kanji Kawara Kanji Kawara Tokihiko Okada ... Shinji Okajima Emiko Yagumo Emiko Yagumo ... Tsuma Sugako (His wife) Hideo Sugawara Hideo Sugawara ... Sono Chounan (First Son) Mitsuo Ichimura Mitsuo Ichimura Hideko Takamine Hideko Takamine ... Sono Choujo (First Daughter) Tatsuo Saitô Tatsuo Saitô ... Omura Sensei (Teacher) Chôko Iida Chôko Iida ... Sensei no tusma (Mrs. Omura) Takeshi Sakamoto Takeshi Sakamoto ... Rou-Shain Yamada (Old employee) Reikô Tani Reikô Tani ... Shachou (Company President) Ken'ichi Miyajima Ken'ichi Miyajima ... Hisho (Secretary) Chishû Ryû Chishû Ryû Isamu Yamaguchi Isamu Yamaguchi ... Kaisha no Douryou (An Employee) Kanji Kawara Kanji Kawara
$14.99

Mr. Omura, a teacher, leads a group of male students in an outdoor drill. One slight, comic young man, Shinji Okajima, has no shirt under his jacket; he scratches at fleas and makes faces behind Omura's back. Jump ahead several years: Shinji is married with three children. He sells insurance and on the company's annual bonus day, he protests when an older worker is fired. Shinji loses his own job as a result and he and his wife must find ways to cope. Lassitude, pride, the demands and needs of young children, and relationships from bygone school days all play a part in the outcome of their struggle.

DVD-R has Japanese intertitles with switchable English and French subtitles. Approx. 90 mins.  See film samples for sound and video quality!  

 

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