Ozu questions

Michael E. Kerpan kerpan at attglobal.net
Tue Aug 29 19:49:10 EDT 2000


 In reading Bordwell, I discovered that the "importers" of Ozu's late films
really messed up on the names of the last two films. "Summer's End" is really
"Autumn of the Kohayakawa Family" and "Autumn Afternoon" is really "Taste of
Mackerel" (more or less -- the fish in question is apparently a treat
available in late summer. Does anyone have any idea how the title-translators
goofed this up. Would Shochiku and  Toho have been responsible?  Or did this
happen after the films "left their hands"?

BTW, does anyone know if Toho has ever released even a Japanese video version of
Kohayakawa-ke no Aki / Summer's End?  If so is it still available?  If so
(again), can it be ordered by someone who is not literate in Japanese? <g>

Thanks,

Michael Kerpan
Boston, MA


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