Tôkyô monogatari (1953)

Note Générale:

8,0/10   

Réalisateur:

Yasujiro Ozu

Scénaristes:

Kôgo Noda (writer)
Yasujiro Ozu (writer)

Date de sortie:

13 mars 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Drame

Intrigue:

An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city; but the children have little time for them.

Plot Keywords:

Elderly | Selfishness | Father In Law Son In Law Relationship | Nagoya Japan | Maid

Récompenses:

2 wins

Avis des utilisateurs:

"Isn't Life Depressing?"

Ensemble

Chishû Ryû	...	Shukishi Hirayama
Chieko Higashiyama	...	Tomi Hirayama
Setsuko Hara	...	Noriko Hirayama
Haruko Sugimura	...	Shige Kaneko
Sô Yamamura	...	Koichi Hirayama
Kuniko Miyake	...	Fumiko Hirayama - his wife
Kyôko Kagawa	...	Kyoko Hirayama
Eijirô Tôno	...	Sanpei Numata
Nobuo Nakamura	...	Kurazo Kaneko
Shirô Osaka	...	Keiso Hirayama
Hisao Toake	...	Osamu Hattori
Teruko Nagaoka	...	Yone Hattori
Mutsuko Sakura	...	Patron of the Oden Restaurant
Toyo Takahashi	...	Shukichi Hirayama's Neighbor (as Toyoko Takahashi)
Tôru Abe	...	Train employee

Autre(s) titre(s):

Tokyo Story (USA)

Durée:

136 min

Pays:

Japan

Langue:

Japonais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Rapport de forme:

1,37 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Brazil:18 | Hong Kong:I | Sweden:Btl | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:S | UK:U | Spain:T | Singapore:PG

Lieux de tournage:

Atami, Shizuoka, Japan

Société:

Shôchiku Eiga

Anecdotes:

The original negative was lost soon after the film was completed, due to a fire at the vault of the lab in Yokohama city. The film had to be released using prints made from a dupe protective negative.

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: The "dead" mother is visibly breathing.

Guillemet:

Kyoko: Isn't life disappointing?
Noriko: [smiles] Yes, it is.

Connexions:

Références Stagecoach (1939)

"Isn't Life Depressing?"

Two women are sitting on tatami mats. They are smiling and talking. One of

them says, "Isn't life depressing?" Wow... that pretty much says it.

Tokyo Story is defenitely one of the finest movies ever made. Easy. I don't care what anyone says: slow or not, this is one of Ozu's finest films. Very few movies have made my cry, but I did indeed weep at this movie. All of the acting

performances are very believeable, especially Hara's. The interesting knee- level tatami cinematography suits the film perfectly. Even the music is

impeccable.

What really gets me with Tokyo Story is how stunningly realistic it is. From the dialogue to the story, everything feels like real life. No matter what language you speak, what culture or country you hail from, this element is universal.

It's pretty much perfect... every character is fleshed out, there are no plot holes left open... I can't find anything to complain about it! 50 years after its release and it's still very contemporary... damn.

I give it **** out of ****.