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# Tokyo Story (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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A profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, Tokyo Story is the crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujiro Ozu (Late Spring). The film, which follows an aging couple as they leave their rural village to visit their two married children in bustling postwar Tokyo, surveys the rich and complex world of family life with the director s customary delicacy and incisive perspective on social mores. Featuring lovely performances from Ozu regulars Chishu Ryu (There Was a Father) and Setsuko Hara (Late Autumn), Tokyo Story plumbs and deepens the director s recurring themes of generational conflict, creating what is without question one of cinema s mightiest masterpieces. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES - New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray - Audio commentary featuring Yasujiro Ozu scholar David Desser, editor of Ozu s Tokyo Story - I Lived, But . . . , a two-hour documentary from 1953 about Ozu s life and career, featuring interviews with critics and former cast and crew members - Talking with Ozu, a forty-minute tribute to the director from 1993, featuring the reflections of filmmakers Lindsay Anderson, Claire Denis, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Aki Kaurismäki, Stanley Kwan, Paul Schrader, and Wim Wenders - Trailer - New English subtitle translation - PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic David Bordwell.

Review: "None can serve his parents beyond the grave" - Reading the tremendous rave reviews both here and all around the internet for this great Japanese postwar masterpiece it's easy to understand just how important Yasujiro Ozu's "Tokyo Story" is in the pantheon of art, cinema and social commentary. While quintessentially Japanese its themes are indeed universal. Ignored parents. Thankless children. The burdens of modern society. Meanings of "true" family vs "blood" relatives. All covered with a beautiful, quiet, Zen like simplicity that is Ozu's style. No hyped-up musical cues. No melodrama or histrionics. Just humanity warts and all told straight. The entire cast is fantastic, but the great Setsuko Hara dominates the arc of the film as Noriko, the daughter in law. Her quiet humility is something to behold and its release and denouement at the end is particularly powerful. Whether you are a casual movie fan or a hard core cinephile "Tokyo Story" demands at least a watch. Absolutely essential. Criterion does its usual fantastic job at remastering for their Blu-ray series. Since there is no original negative left a copy was scanned at 4K and does a more than decent job with minimal noise and film damage. Many interior shots look great with tight grain and lots of grayscale shading. The remastered mono soundtrack is clear and clean with no distortion. Excellent supplements include a two-hour documentary on Ozu along with several other tributes and commentaries. Truly a must own disc for any physical media collection!
Review: Classic Film, Excellent Sound and Picture Quality - As the headline says, Tokyo Story is a classic film (both for Japan and film as an artistic medium), and this Criterion version does an excellent job of preserving it in a Blu-Ray format. Though it may seem a crazy comparison to this film, I own original series of Godzilla movies through Criterion's Showa Series collection, and the attention to quality and detail with that collection was/is great. Their Tokyo Story release is just as strong of a presentation and includes a nice set of special features (commentary, documentaries, etc.) alongside an updated English sub translation. As a film, Tokyo Story is a rare example of a confident, talented director (Yasujiro Ozu) honoring the subtleties of human relationships and presenting a view into ordinary life for one family at a crucial period of time. Only the elderly mother seems to truly understand how crucial a time it really is, although her husband is not far behind. The adult children are, by degrees, caught up in their own lives and concerns. Ozu's direction offers an honest and respectful presentation of the family's interactions during and after the parents' visit. The script and acting performances lack melodrama and the camerawork and soundtrack avoid the kinds of emotional manipulations modern movies often take with similar subject matter (i.e. musical swells to tease out audience tears, close up shots of faces in between lines to emphasize reactions, etc.). Instead we are presented with humble, quiet images of an old couple visiting with their grown children, and those children's responses, and we must interpret the meaning not just of what is spoken by one family member to another, but all the things left unsaid as well. There is a beautiful simplicity in this storytelling approach and the patience with which it unfolds. Gentle and subtle with emotions, Tokyo Story is for those who enjoy a purely human story that speaks to universal concerns about family relationships, who or what we give our attentions to, and the things we take for granted about those we are close to, even as time marches ever on. There are no car chases, no plot mysteries to be solved, only life questions and their oft unspoken answers to reflect upon.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Contributor | Chishu Ryu, So Yamamura, Yasujiro Ozu |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 664 Reviews |
| Format | Subtitled, Widescreen |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 2 hours and 17 minutes |

## Product Details

- **Contributor:** Chishu Ryu, So Yamamura, Yasujiro Ozu
- **Format:** Subtitled, Widescreen
- **Genre:** Drama
- **Language:** English
- **Runtime:** 2 hours and 17 minutes

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "None can serve his parents beyond the grave"
*by O***E on May 10, 2024*

Reading the tremendous rave reviews both here and all around the internet for this great Japanese postwar masterpiece it's easy to understand just how important Yasujiro Ozu's "Tokyo Story" is in the pantheon of art, cinema and social commentary. While quintessentially Japanese its themes are indeed universal. Ignored parents. Thankless children. The burdens of modern society. Meanings of "true" family vs "blood" relatives. All covered with a beautiful, quiet, Zen like simplicity that is Ozu's style. No hyped-up musical cues. No melodrama or histrionics. Just humanity warts and all told straight. The entire cast is fantastic, but the great Setsuko Hara dominates the arc of the film as Noriko, the daughter in law. Her quiet humility is something to behold and its release and denouement at the end is particularly powerful. Whether you are a casual movie fan or a hard core cinephile "Tokyo Story" demands at least a watch. Absolutely essential. Criterion does its usual fantastic job at remastering for their Blu-ray series. Since there is no original negative left a copy was scanned at 4K and does a more than decent job with minimal noise and film damage. Many interior shots look great with tight grain and lots of grayscale shading. The remastered mono soundtrack is clear and clean with no distortion. Excellent supplements include a two-hour documentary on Ozu along with several other tributes and commentaries. Truly a must own disc for any physical media collection!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Classic Film, Excellent Sound and Picture Quality
*by M***S on August 13, 2021*

As the headline says, Tokyo Story is a classic film (both for Japan and film as an artistic medium), and this Criterion version does an excellent job of preserving it in a Blu-Ray format. Though it may seem a crazy comparison to this film, I own original series of Godzilla movies through Criterion's Showa Series collection, and the attention to quality and detail with that collection was/is great. Their Tokyo Story release is just as strong of a presentation and includes a nice set of special features (commentary, documentaries, etc.) alongside an updated English sub translation. As a film, Tokyo Story is a rare example of a confident, talented director (Yasujiro Ozu) honoring the subtleties of human relationships and presenting a view into ordinary life for one family at a crucial period of time. Only the elderly mother seems to truly understand how crucial a time it really is, although her husband is not far behind. The adult children are, by degrees, caught up in their own lives and concerns. Ozu's direction offers an honest and respectful presentation of the family's interactions during and after the parents' visit. The script and acting performances lack melodrama and the camerawork and soundtrack avoid the kinds of emotional manipulations modern movies often take with similar subject matter (i.e. musical swells to tease out audience tears, close up shots of faces in between lines to emphasize reactions, etc.). Instead we are presented with humble, quiet images of an old couple visiting with their grown children, and those children's responses, and we must interpret the meaning not just of what is spoken by one family member to another, but all the things left unsaid as well. There is a beautiful simplicity in this storytelling approach and the patience with which it unfolds. Gentle and subtle with emotions, Tokyo Story is for those who enjoy a purely human story that speaks to universal concerns about family relationships, who or what we give our attentions to, and the things we take for granted about those we are close to, even as time marches ever on. There are no car chases, no plot mysteries to be solved, only life questions and their oft unspoken answers to reflect upon.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ozu’s finest work.
*by D***W on March 26, 2026*

Marvelous film. Excellent direction. Classic.

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