Munekata Kyodai 4K Remastered

[Machine Translation] To commemorate the 120th anniversary of Yasujiro Ozu's birth, the digitally restored version of "The Soho Sisters" screened at the 76th Cannes International Film Festival will be released on Blu-ray! The Souhou Sisters (1950) had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes International Film Festival's Classics section (Cannes Classics) in a 4K digitally restored version along with The Nagaya Gentlemen's Record (1947/Shochiku) to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Yasujiro Ozu's birth. This was the first film Ozu was invited to make outside of his home base, Shochiku, and the only film shot at New Toho. Based on the novel of the same title by Jiro Obutsu, this masterpiece contrasts the old-fashioned older sister with the younger sister who lives freely, and brings into sharp relief the image of the Japanese family in the postwar period. We hope you will enjoy this masterpiece, which has been revived with the same vividness as the new version, with clearer images and sound down to the finest details. --Setsuko (Kinuyo Tanaka) runs a bar in Ginza to support her unemployed husband. One day, her younger sister Mariko (Takamine Hideko) reunites with her old friend Tashiro (Uehara Ken) while her father is recuperating in Kyoto. Mariko knew of Tashiro's friendship with her sister by reading her sister's diary, so she visits Tashiro...

Special Feature / Bonus Track: stills gallery

小津安二郎監督の生誕120年を記念して、第76回カンヌ国際映画祭で上映された『宗方姉妹』デジタル修復版をBlu-rayでリリース! 「第76回カンヌ国際映画祭」のクラシック部門 (Cannes Classics) にて、小津安二郎生誕120年を記念して『長屋紳士録』(1947年/松竹) と共に4Kデジタル修復版がワールドプレミア上映された『宗方姉妹』(1950年)。本作は小津が初めて本拠地である松竹の外に招かれ、唯一新東宝で撮影された作品。大佛次郎の同名小説を原作に、古風な姉と自由に生きる妹を対比させながら、戦後の日本の家庭の姿を浮き彫りにした名作。映像や音響が細部まで明確になり、新作同様の鮮やかさで甦った名作を是非お楽しみください。――節子 (田中絹代) は失業中の夫を養うため銀座でバーを営んでいる。ある日、妹の満里子 (高峰秀子) は京都で療養中の父の下で、昔なじみの田代 (上原謙) と再会した。以前、姉の日記を盗み読み、彼と姉の仲を知っていた満里子は、田代のもとを訪ねるのだった・・・。

映像特典: スチールギャラリー