Tokyo Story (1953)
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Reviews Counted: 21 Fresh: 21 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 9.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins
Synopsis: The Japanese family's transformation by modern, Western culture formed the core theme of director Ozu's work, and this motif is crystallized in an exquisite, intimate story of alienation and reconciliation in TOKYO STORY. An aging couple, living in retirement in rural Japan, decide to... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Chishu Ryu, Chiyeko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura, Haruko Sugimura, Setsuko Hara
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02/09/06
Ozu doesn't sentimentalize or condemn; he merely observes human nature with calm and clarity.
12/30/04
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Ozu's style is one based on restriction, rigor, and repetition, which paradoxically expands his emotional meanings.
12/01/04
One of the most quietly powerful studies of the gradual and inevitable erosion of the family in a rapidly changing world.
08/25/04
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04/09/04
Anyone can relate to those moments when the calm is broken by the undercurrents of anguish, disappointment and resentment that run through every family.
04/09/04
Rife with a pervasive sense of loss, Tokyo story offers little comfort and promises great sorrow. This is a profoundly moving film.
04/05/04
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01/24/04
It ennobles the cinema. It says, yes, a movie can help us make small steps against our imperfections.
01/15/04
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constantly bursts with life and meaning, despite the fact that very little happens in the conventional narrative sense
12/14/03
Examines the same themes as films like Ordinary People and American Beauty, for example. And both of those look clumsy and derivative in comparison!
12/12/03
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05/24/03
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