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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Silent ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), Japanese ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Black & White, Booklet, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Short Film, SYNOPSIS: Master Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu (Tokyo Story) is revered for his unique and poetic style. This 2-disc set brings together all of his surviving early student-genre comedies for the first time. Days Of Youth (Wakaki Hi) - 1929 Ozu's earliest surviving film follows students Watanabe and Yamamoto as they unknowingly compete for the same girl. I Flunked, But... (Rakudai Wa Shita Keredo) - 1930 Takahashi finds a creative way to avoid doing his revision in this roguish comedy reminiscent of Harold Lloyd's The Freshman. The Lady And The Beard (Shukujo To Hige) - 1931 Graduate Okajima finds his old-fashioned beard makes life difficult in a comedy exploring the tension between tradition and modernity. Where Now Are The Dreams Of Youth? (Seishun No Yume Ima Izuko) - 1932 Ozu's long-term collaborator Kogo Noda scripts a subtle shift from light to dark as Hirano's carefree college life is marred by tragedy. ...Yasujirô Ozu - 4 Film Collection (The Student Comedies) - 2-DVD Set ( Wakaki hi / Rakudai wa shitakeredo / Shukujo to hige / Seishun no yume imai