Family Values: Three Films by Hirokazu Kore-eda

[Jean-Luc Garbo]

Delayed until 27 November. Sad as I really wanted to dig into it this month but hopefully that means the final extras will be announced in a few weeks.

[Ribs]

Delayed until 11 December

[What A Disgrace]

Not so fast, holiday plans - delayed until January 29.

[tenia]

All these delays remind me of the situation on the UK indie market a few years ago, when pretty much every release was delayed at least by a few weeks.

[Ribs]

Delayed to February 19

[What A Disgrace]

February just got better! I can't wait to see what gets delayed next!

[M Sanderson]

Good, because I couldn’t really afford it. I’m sure it’ll be worth the wait.

[longstone]

My set just arrived , ordered from Arrow . There seems a good crop of extras to justify buying the films again .

[What A Disgrace]

Nice to know that its finally out.

[Ribs]

FWIW, the set's Region B locked (the first packaging photos featured the ABC demarcation, so it seemed up in the air)

[M Sanderson]

Anyone happy or unhappy with the presentations of the films?

Are these films recommended for admirers of, say, the domestic dramas of Kiyoshi Kurosawa, namely Tokyo Sonata?

[dda1996a]

I've only seen Like Father... out of these but it's a wonderful film, with Koreeda's direction and the cast (including the children) making the entire dilemma touching and poignant. Haven't seen any Kyoshi but everything I've seen from Koreeda has been great (track down his brilliant After Life)

[Michael Kerpan]

Kurosawa's (atypical but wonderful) Journey to the Sea is probably the closest match to the work of Kore'eda.

[DeprongMori]

For those like me who skipped the set because they already owned the earlier Arrow standalones of I Wish and Like Father, Like Son, now is your chance. The current price on Amazon UK is £19.75, which comes out to a total of ~$26 after VAT removal and shipping to the US. For the supplemental features, booklet, and removable subtitles, I couldn’t pass it up.

[phoenix474]

Ooh thanks for the tip, it's been in my wish list for a while. Never seen anything Kore-eda before but the Palme win obviously has me interested, and the set seems pretty comprehensive.