Filmhouse/New Cinema Club of Kalamata-TOKYO STORY
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An elderly couple faces their children's indifference and the gap between two generations that share nothing in common except the blood that unites them.
"Tokyo Story" is a tender and honest look at the cruelty of everyday life, the passing of time and the changing world.
The screenplay, written by the director himself in collaboration with Kogo Noda in 103 days, is loosely based on the American film Make Way for Tomorrow. The film was released in Japan in 1953 and was unsuccessful overseas, as the Japanese distributors said it was still "Japanese." However, in 1957, it was played in London and won the Sutherland Trophy. In 1972, it was shown in New York and received excellent reviews.
It is considered the most significant work by Japanese director Ozu and among the greatest films ever made. In 2012, in a poll by Sight & Sound, film directors voted it the greatest film of all time.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22nd
TOKYO STORY
Drama | 13+ | 1953 | Jp | 137'
directed by: Yasujirô Ozu
starring: Setsuko Hara, Chishû Ryû, Sô Yamamura
General admission is 5 euros. Admission is 3 euros for the unemployed, those with many children and students, and free for those under 18
