Friday, 12 May 2023: Tokyo Story
Friday, 12 May 2023, 20:00
Venue: (see Locations and Tickets for further details)
Programme category: Forest Row Film Society
Director: Yasujiro Ozu, Japan 1953, 136 mins, U
"This remains one of the most approachable and moving of all cinema's masterpieces" Time Out
Retired couple Shūkichi and Tomi travel from their seaside village to Tokyo to visit two of their children. They have not seen them in a long time. But it turns out that both son and daughter are too busy to appreciate their visit. They are career-driven, uninterested and cold towards their parents. Only their late son’s widow, Noriko, takes care of them… A universal masterpiece about family dynamics in a modern world.
"This 1953 classic is one of the cinema's most profound and moving studies of married love, ageing and the relations between parents and children. It is flawless and rewards numerous viewings" Observer
