An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their impatient children the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality
Review
Two women are sitting on tatami mats. They are smiling and talking. One of
them says "Isnt life depressing" Wow... that pretty much says it.
Tokyo Story is defenitely one of the finest movies ever made. Easy. I dont care what anyone says slow or not this is one of Ozus finest films. Very few movies have made my cry but I did indeed weep at this movie. All of the acting
performances are very believeable especially Haras. The interesting knee level tatami cinematography suits the film perfectly. Even the music is
impeccable.
What really gets me with Tokyo Story is how stunningly realistic it is. From the dialogue to the story everything feels like real life. No matter what language you speak what culture or country you hail from this element is universal.
Its pretty much perfect... every character is fleshed out there are no plot holes left open... I cant find anything to complain about it! 50 years after its release and its still very contemporary... damn.
I give it **** out of ****.