Tokyo Story (1953)

*SPOILER FREE

What is life and what is it to be alive? What is love and what is it to be loved? Why do we need to be loved and why does it matter who gives us this love?

Tokyo Story is drama following an elderly couple who live in a countryside village set out to Tokyo city to visit their children and grandchildren, but they are received by their busy children with little attention.

A simple, minimal story, yet overwhelmingly emotional. It meditates on the human experience so effortlessly. It's about family, parenting, growth, and the cycle of life.

Tokyo Story does not try to teach us or influence our mindsets in any way, it gently holds our hands as the children of the world, walks us through the passage of time in its joyful moments and its sorrowful ones, and allows us enough space and time to process and make our own understanding and conclusions.

Yasujirô Ozu masterfully and statically tells a story about the fundamentals of life quietly and at ease as if he's inviting you to dinner by the ocean and under the stars, and the next person is a mile away, the dinning table is filled with food and drinks, and you have the night to enjoy your meal with no distraction.

Nearly 70 years after its release, this masterpiece of Japanese cinema continues to echo as an universal work of art.

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Available to watch on HBO Max, The Criterion Collection, and on Amazon Prime Video

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