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I Was Born,
But . . .

(1932)

 

This early thirties Japanese silent film, I Was Born, But . . . (1932), is a wonderful story of two brothers who are new to a suburban neighborhood of Tokyo.

Due to the entrenchment of the Benshi narrator tradition in Japanese film exhibition, the production of Japanese silent films extended well into the 1930s. This film is an excellent example of the continued development of the Japanese silent film and a film in the Ozu oeuvre.

coverThe Criterion Collection
2017 Blu-ray Disc edition

Good Morning (1959), color, 94 minutes, not rated, with I Was Born, But . . . (1932), black & white, 90 minutes, not rated, and A Straightforward Boy (1929) [fragment], black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

The Criterion Collection, CC2768BD, collection number 84,
UPC 7-15515-19801-1, ISBN 978-1-68143-304-2.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, Japanese language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; 15 chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 16 May 2017.
Country of origin: USA

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from a very-good 35mm source print.

The film is accompanied by a music score performed on piano by Donald Sosin.

As would be expected of a Criterion Collection release, this Blu-ray Disc has been lovingly produced for home video and is enthusiastically recommended.

 
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coverThe Criterion Collection
2008 DVD edition

Silent Ozu: Three Family Comedies (1931-1933), black & white, 291 minutes total, not rated, including I Was Born, But . . . (1932), black & white, 90 minutes, not rated.

The Criterion Collection, ECL046-ECL048 (Eclipse Series 10), UPC 7-15515-02912-4, ISBN number.
Three single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, Japanese language intertitles, optional English language subtitles, 16 chapter stops; three slimline DVD keepcases in cardboard slipcase; $44.95.
Release date: 22 April 2008.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD edition has been mastered from a very-good 35mm source print.

The film is accompanied by a music score performed on piano by Donald Sosin.

As would be expected of a Criterion Collection release, this DVD edition has been lovingly produced for home video and is enthusiastically recommended.

 
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