Tokyo Story

Variety“Not yet reviewed”

Total Film “Not yet reviewed”

Time Out film“Fundamental, relevant and richly rewarding...” Often topping lists of the best films of all time, and a great influence on many great directors of the last half century, not least for its purity of expression, this remains one of the most approachable and moving of all cinema’s masterpieces...

Little White Lies“Not yet reviewed”

Empire“Not yet reviewed”

Channel4 Film“Not yet reviewed”

The Independent“The unshowy tenderness of this is like no other film-maker's...” His actors don't seem to be acting at all, they're just living. Ozu only has to train his camera on a face to uncover a sense of resignation, or longing, or loneliness, and the mood, if you allow it, becomes quite overwhelming...

The Times“Not exactly feel-good, but truly life-enhancing...” Less playful and more somber than many of Yasujiro Ozu’s films, Tokyo Story is typical of the director in its seeming simplicity, its reserve and deep compassion...

The Telegraph“One of the most critically revered films of all time...” An elderly couple make the gruelling trek to visit their children in the Japanese capital, only to find themselves virtually shunned. Ozu may have made subtler films, but the clarity of his social critique here is wrenching and unassailable...

Guardian“A work of transcendental simplicity and heartbreaking humanity...” The lonely daughter-in-law is played by Ozu's ­incomparable leading lady ­Setsuko Hara, and her sad dignity and emotional generosity are compelling....