directed by: Yasujiro Ozu, year: 1953
actors: Chishu Ryu, Setsuko Hara, Chieko Higashiyama

Tokyo Story follows an aging couple, Shukichi and Tomi Shimamura, who travel from a provincial town to visit their grown children in Tokyo. The visits reveal warmth and quiet distance, as the children prioritize work and social obligations over time with their parents. Ozu's restrained, precise storytelling, with a low, fixed camera, builds a moving meditation on memory, family, and generational change. Its tenderness remains a landmark in world cinema.

Everyday Life, Drama, Family Drama, Japanese Cinema