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Tokyo Story is considered by many to be Ozu's masterpiece. In the esteemed 2002 Sight and Sound poll, film critics ranked Tokyo Story as the fifth greatest film ever made. This intrepid reviewer can't even begin to debate the merits of that particular rating, but there can be no doubt that Tokyo Story is nothing less than a phenomenal film in pretty much every conceivable capacity.

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The film's story is fairly straightforward and rather simple to describe. Two elderley parents make a trek to Tokyo to visit the city and spend time with their children and grandchildren. As the story progresses, their adult children find themselves bothered by their parents' arrival, viewing them as a general annoyance and passing the responsibility of spending time with them among each other with an aire of arrogance and ungrateful, indignant self-importance. They are simply "too busy" to look after them. The only one who shows the couple a modicum of kindness and respect is their daughter-in-law, widowed to a son who was killed in World War 2, who has very little to offer them but yet she offers them everything she has.

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To say more is probably to say too much, although Tokyo Story is one of the most heart-rending and deeply affecting films I have ever experienced. The film isn't inherently "plot heavy". Events occur and the story progresses to its shattering conclusion, but the film is more about emotions evoked out of the film's simplicity. By modern standards, the film is certainly slow, but it is never "boring" or "pointless." The joys of Tokyo Story, the foundation of its cinematic brilliance are to be found not in its plot, but in its ability to derive truth and heartfelt emotion out of the still, natural moments of real life.

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Tokyo Story is a magnificent film in and of itself, and to have it restored and released on DVD is simply a joy on its own. Criterion's insistence on going the extra mile with the finest possible presentation of the film, as well as delivering a set of supplemental material that enhances one's appreciation of Ozu and his masterpiece, makes Tokyo Story one of the most impressive DVD releases of the year. Tokyo Story is the type of film that lingers and resonates long after its final frame disappears. It doesn't aim to teach, moralize, deconstruct societal norms, or offer any kind of engaging polemic. Instead, Ozu simply pointed his camera and let his story unfold organically and without adornment, creating an astonishing tale of simple beauty, silent truths, and natural brilliance. Without the slightest scintilla of doubt or hesitation, place Criterion's Tokyo Story DVD at the top of your must-have list.

Excerpt from Matthew Millheiser's Review on DVDTalk

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As with every great work, the film has its own unique perfection in style, rhythm, details, and artist's vision - but Tokyo Story is very universal in its appeal - it is for every parent, every son or daughter - for everyone. It was made 50 years ago in Japan, about people who lived far away, but it is also about all of us, our families, our problems, our guilt and our search for love and meaning.

Ozu's film does not require one to be a movie buff or to try to solve complex symbolism to appreciate and love it. It brings smiles because it is a comedy (for at least the first 2/3) and sadness with a high drama of the last 1/3 of the film.

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Yasujiro Ozu's quiet and deceptively simple film tells a story of an elderly couple who travel to Tokyo to see their grown up children and their families - son, daughter and daughter-in-law who is a widow of their middle son that was killed during the World War II. Their children love them, of course but they are too busy with their own lives and jobs to spend much time with them. Their young grandchildren don't know them and not too eager to try to know their grandparents better. Only the widowed daughter-in-law is the one who is really happy with their arrival and tries to make their visit pleasurable. After parents return home, children receive a telegram with the sad news that the mother became critically ill. Now it is their turn to make a journey.

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Ozu does not judge anybody, but beneath the quiet politeness, smiles, and soft voices there is a sad, inevitable, and powerful alienation of generations in the modern world of big cities. The simple family melodrama has been told with intensity, humanity, and honesty of character.

P.S. The first thing I wanted to do after I finished watching this film was to pick up the phone and call my mom. Just to hear her voice.

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SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET:
DISC ONE (7,48 Gb):
- Newly restored digital transfer of film with improved subtitle translation
- Audio commentary by Ozu-scholar David Desser, editor of Ozu's Tokyo Story
- Original trailer

DISC TWO (7,33 Gb):
- I Lived, But … (1983) a two-hour documentary about the life and career of Ozu, featuring former assistant Shohei Imamura, critics Donald Richie and Tadao Sato, actors Chishu Ryu, Mariko Okada, Haruko Sugimura, and many more
- Talking with Ozu: a 30-minute tribute to Yasujiro Ozu, featuring directors Stanley Kwan, Aki Kurasmaki, Claire Denis, Lindsay Anderson, Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, and Hsiao-Hsien
- PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by David Bordwell, author of Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema

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