Tokyo Story

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Tokyo Story

“ No story could be simpler. An old couple come to the city to visit their children and grandchildren. Their children are busy, and the old people upset their routines. In a quiet way, without anyone admitting it, the visit goes badly. The parents return home. A few days later, the grandmother dies. Now it is the turn of the children to make a journey.

From these few elements Yasujiro Ozu made one of the greatest films of all time.

Tokyo Story (1953) lacks sentimental triggers and contrived emotion; it looks away from moments a lesser movie would have exploited. It doesn't want to force our emotions, but to share its understanding.” – Roger Ebert Starring Ozu regulars Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara.

DVD

Disc one

Newly restored digital transfer of film with improved subtitle translation
Audio commentary by Ozu-scholar David Desser, editor of Ozu's Tokyo Story
Original trailer

Disc two:

I Lived, but...(1983), a two-hour documentary about the life and career of Ozu
Talking with Ozu: a 30-minute tribute to Yasujiro Ozu, featuring directors Stanley Kwan, Aki Kurasmaki, Claire Denis, Lindsay Anderson, Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, and Hsiao-Hsien
New essay by David Bordwell, author of Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema

Curator's Comments:
Read Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.

Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Released:1953
Running time: 139 minutes
Black & White
Rated: NR

Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles

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