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Tokyo Story


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Director: Yasujiro Ozu Country: Year: 1953 Runtime: 136 mins Genre: Drama Score: 8.3/10
Mild themes, Infrequent coarse language

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Synopsis

A Film by Yasujiro Ozu

The finest film ever made. Listed at #1 in Halliwell's Top 1000 countdown of the world's best cinema, and voted among the five best films ever made in Sight and Sound magazine's ten yearly poll of critics worldwide, Tokyo Story is prehaps the most powerful reflection on the human condition ever committed to celluloid. When an elderly couple travel... More »

Special Features

  • ? Digitally restored and remastered film
  • ? Stills Gallery
  • ? Original Theatrical Trailer
  • ? TOKYO GA, Wim Wenders' rarely-seen documentary: In 1985, the German director, moved by the films of Yasujiro Ozu, travelled to Japan hoping to find the Tokyo of Ozu's films. TOKYO GA is the result of that search.
  • ? Deleted scenes from TOKYO GA
  • ? Liner notes by Australian film scholar Freda Freiberg

Release Information

17/05/2006 Release Date:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo: Japanese Audio tracks:
Japanese Languages:
Yasujiro Ozu Director:
English subtitles Subtitles:
2 Number of Discs:
136.0 mins Runtime:
DVD, Region 4 (PAL) Format:
4:3 Original Aspect Ratio Aspect Ratio:
MMA2319 Catalogue:

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