Tokyo Story

views updated

Tokyo Story ★★★★ Tokyo Monogatari 1953

Poignant story of elderly couple's journey to Tokyo where they receive little time and less respect from their grown children. Masterful cinematography, and sensitive treatment of universally appealing story. In Japanese with English subtitles. 134m/B VHS, DVD . JP Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, So Yamamura, Haruko Sugimura, Setsuko Hara; D: Yasujiro Ozu; W: Yasujiro Ozu; C: Yuuharu Atsuta; M: Kojun Saito.

More From encyclopedia.com