Tokyo Story (1953)

Directors:

Yasujirô Ozu

Writers:

Actors:

Zen Murase, Binnosuke Nagao, Takashi Miki, Shozo Suzuki, Haruko Chichibu, Keijirô Morozumi

Synopsis:

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
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  • Highest Rating 49
  • Lowest Rating 25
  • Average Rating 37
49

Tokyo Story (1953)

Interesting cinematography and blocking. The movie is shot very stationary and low to the ground. Slow pace and dialog are tiresome. The simple, pedestrian storyline demands too much patience from the viewer to be enjoyable. Ultimately not worthwhile. [9/52]
adamlazz
April 10, 2015
25

Tokyo Story (1953)

Not really much here. This is basically just a story of old people feeling displaced and left behind by their grown children but there really isn't much else going on. Too slow to be enjoyed as anything other then academia in film school.
wintermayer
March 12, 2012