Tokyo Story (Tôkyô monogatari) (1953)

Films I've seen on celluloid in the digital era (494 movies items)

"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★ NOTES: 2009 BFI print. From what I could detect, the print looked nearly as scratchy as the source print. DATE: January 14th 2024 CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema LOCATION: West End"

My trips to the cinema 2024 (413 movies items)

"SCREENING: 35mm DATE: January 14th CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema LOCATION: West End"

History of art in cinema (56 movies items)

"Yōga 1868–1912"

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"Sub"

Best Movies 1919-56, 1994- (72 movies items)

"1953 Top10 1. Tōkyō Monogatari 2. Roman Holidays 3. Le salaire de la peur 4. Thérèse Raquin 5. Les orgueilleux 6. Ugetsu 7. Rue de l'Estrapade 8. I Confess 9. From Here to Eternity 10. Sommaren md Monika"

“(OK) There are some mo mentos, some dialogues in which Ozu says all and more: when Ryu, drunken, discussu to his friends that one can't expect too mucho from sons; when the son who lives in osaka speaks with a friend; and then the family and the late ritualized farewell of mother, the heroine more attached to the drama than the real sons...” read more

“Why did it take so long for me to see this film? I don't know why that is, other than being behind with my movie watching due to studying, and I am still kicking myself because Tokyo Story was one of the best films I've seen in quite some time. I haven't seen enough of Yasujiro Ozu's work to judge him as an overall director, but seeing Tokyo Story it is very easy to see why anybody would consider it one of his finest achievements or him as a master film-maker. Tokyo Story is beautifully shot, everything looks homely and evocative and the shots, frame and cinematography are done to perfection. And Ozu directs very sensitively and assuredly, it is said that he specialised in middle-class family melodramas and I have no trouble believing that. The story is quiet and meditatively paced but nev” read more

Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2021) (100 movies items)

" Points: 16 Chosen by: mirinbuddy (10), sdepy83 (2), Jon (4) Previous rank: it wasn't selected IMDB top 250 rank: 178"

Movies the giraffe watched in 2021: February (25 movies items)

"First viewing - Feb. 13th Compared to Tampopo this just could not compete. It's an understated tale of old age and looking at the legacy one leaves behind. It was different enough that I was able to hang with it, and the characters were well-realized. It's just not a film I loved enough to want to sit through it again."