Tokyo Story - Criterion Collection
by Kazuo Inoue, Yasujiro Ozu
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Actor: Chieko Higashiyama, Chish? Ry?, Haruko Sugimura, S? Yamamura, Setsuko HaraDirector: Kazuo Inoue, Yasujiro Ozu
Brand: Image Entertainment
Writer: Kazuo Inoue
Writer: Yasujiro Ozu
Producer: Shizuo Yamanouchi
Producer: Takeshi Yamamoto
Writer: K?go Noda
Writer: K?ki Takaoka
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 136 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-28
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Criterion
Movie Reviews of Tokyo Story - Criterion Collection
Movie Review: A gentle story about family
Summary: 4 Stars
An elderly couple are excited to make the long trip to visit their grown children in Tokyo; once there, however, they find the children are too busy to spend time with them.
This is a lovely and touching movie from the acclaimed director Yasujiro Ozu. His specialty was observing familial relationships and the ordinary day-to-day life of post-war Japan. In "Tokyo Story," we see a couple who love their children and patiently and philosophically forgive them for their rudeness. The circle of life and the real personalities of all the characters make for a poignant story.
It moves slowly and may be too long, but the result is an unforgettable glimpse into another time and place. In Japanese with English subtitles. Recommended.
Summary of Tokyo Story - Criterion Collection
Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story (Tokyo Monogatari) follows an aging couple, Tomi and Sukichi, on their journey from their rural village to visit their two married children in bustling, post-war Tokyo. Their reception, however, is disappointing: too busy to entertain them, their children send them off to a health spa. After Tomi falls ill, she and Sukichi return home, while the children, grief-stricken, hasten to be with her. From a simple tale unfolds one of the greatest of all Japanese films. Starring Ozu regulars Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara, the film reprises one of the director's favorite themes-that of generational conflict-in a way that is quintessentially Japanese and yet so universal in its appeal that it continues to resonate as one of cinema's greatest masterpieces.Art House & International DVD Video
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