Tokyo Story (Tokyo monogatari)
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Synopsis
An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.
Cast
- Chishû Ryû
- Chieko Higashiyama
- Setsuko Hara
- Haruko Sugimura
- Sô Yamamura
- Kuniko Miyake
- Kyôko Kagawa
- Eijirô Tôno
- Nobuo Nakamura
- Shirô Ôsaka
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- Jul 30, 2019
"If you come up to Tokyo again, mother, please come visit again." "Yes... But I'm afraid I won't be coming back. I know you're busy, but do try to come to Onomichi." "I'd really like to, if it were a bit nearer." "You're right, it's so far away." What nobody told me…
Will SloanApr 24, 2024feeling like a changed man
KarstenAug 23, 2013Tokyo Story is poignancy refined and redefined. The entire film is poetic, heart rending and is immensely soulful. From the strikingly beautiful Japanese country side wearing a sultry look, the most humbly built homes on earth, with a score as sweet and soothing as a…
Peaceful Stoner - Dec 4, 2018
Ouch. This broke me. I generally try to stay away from being overly personal with my writing on here for fear of oversharing but it feels only appropriate here. My grandparents on my mothers side are creeping into their nineties. Obviously, this is an achievement in…
Cormac 👑Apr 1, 2019"What are you going to be when you grow up?.... I wonder if I'll still be here." ❤️
sarahAug 14, 2017Cinema at its most pure and beautiful. So human. Thank you, mr. Ozu.
Dirk Diggler - May 18, 2022
Hell of a movie to watch on the night your oldest loses her first baby tooth.
Matt SingerMar 25, 2020TOKYO STORY revealed secrets in me that I’m almost too embarrassed to admit, but I feel they need to be processed. Last Christmas, my parents came to visit. I’m married to a beautiful woman, we've created a beautiful child, and my parents were excited to see us after a year…
BrandonHabesSep 3, 2018The first time I watched Tokyo Story its emotional core didn't really get to me, but this time around the final act seemed so devastatingly perfect. Yasujirō Ozu's sequence of static compositions manages to find a calmness in the world. He eschews melodrama and is still…
Darren Carver-Balsiger
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- Cloudy Skies likedTokyo Story
some of the most raw and beautiful shots in cinema
Iso likedTokyo Story6/10 Sad tale about the fragility of life, following a Japanese family after the war. The last 30 mins was the best part, leaving behind an eerie feeling of loneliness and stripping it down to show the harsh reality of human nature. I wanted to love it but it’s just so slow.
nevan lovedTokyo Storyone of the original japanese masterpieces, a simple yet powerful story of one family’s trip to visit their children and the emotions that encompass it. wonderfully shot and acted with perfect precision, always heartfelt and touching
- zonk lovedTokyo Story
An honestly beautiful story about aging and how disappointing life can be, but how important it is to accept it.
Hank Jenkins lovedTokyo StorySuch a tender, moving and kind of sad watch, will make you feel grateful for your parents and grandparents
Shahana Jafarova likedTokyo StorySo simple, yet so powerful. A story taken from ordinary life that quietly breaks your heart..
- Milo Hoffman likedTokyo Story
watched for a class, honestly really good but sad. It was shot super well
Linn Stark likedTokyo StoryBeautiful story
hono0ni lovedTokyo Storyvery cute
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Tokyo Story is a work of considerable restraint. And all the more affecting for it.
Josh Larsen
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Tokyo Story moves quite slowly by our Western standards, and requires more patience at first than some moviegoers may be willing to supply. Its effect is cumulative, however; the pace comes to seem perfectly suited to the material.
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