Film recommendation · 1953
Tokyo Story
東京物語
Yasujirō Ozu · 2h 17m
Japan · Japanese
Drama
What is Tokyo Story about?
An elderly couple travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children and discover how little room remains for them.
Why watch Tokyo Story?
Ozu observes family disappointment without villains or melodrama. Its low camera and quiet rooms make ordinary neglect devastating, then find grace in the person who owes the least.
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