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Tokyo story, Tokyo mongatari

Label
Tokyo story, Tokyo mongatari
Language
jpn
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rated: PG
Main title
Tokyo story
Runtime
132
Sub title
Tokyo mongatari
Summary
An elderly couple travel from rural Japan to Tokyo on a once-in-a-lifetime visit to their adult children. On arrival, they discover the burgeoning capital and the priorities of their family are distinctly different to their expectations. Exploring the burdens of age and family, and the conflicts between of pre- and post-war Japan with amazing beauty and subtlety, Yasujiro Ozu's masterwork is consistently ranked among the finest films ever made
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Tokyo monogatari