Tokyo Story
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Tokyo Story is a 1953 drama film directed by Yasujiro Ozu, starring Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
Tokyo Story (Japanese: 東京物語, Hepburn: Tōkyō Monogatari) is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chishū Ryū and Chieko Higashiyama, about an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children.
Upon release, it did not immediately gain international recognition and was considered "too Japanese" to be marketable by Japanese film exporters. It was screened in 1957 in London, where it won the inaugural Sutherland Trophy the following year, and received praise from U.S. film critics after a 1972 screening in New York City.
Tokyo Story is widely regarded as Ozu's magnum opus and one of the greatest films in the history of cinema.
Production
Written by Kōgo Noda and Yasujirō Ozu, the film was produced by Shochiku. Takanobu Saitō composed the score. Yûharu Atsuta handled the cinematography. The film runs 137 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
After release and wide distribution, the audience response was warm; a festival screening and an award cemented its standing.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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