Tôkyô boshoku

1957 [JAPANESE]

Action / Drama

33
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 7 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 92% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 8.0/10 10 5852 5.9K

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Plot summary

Two sisters learn about the existence of their long-lost biological mother, but the younger is unable to accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.

Director

Yasujirô Ozu Photo
Yasujirô Ozu

Top cast

Masami Taura Photo
Masami Taura as Kenji Kimura
Fujio Suga Photo
Fujio Suga as
Seiji Miyaguchi Photo
Seiji Miyaguchi as Policeman
Isuzu Yamada Photo
Isuzu Yamada as Kisako Aijima
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1.11 GB
988*720
Japanese 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 20 min
Seeds 2
2.19 GB
1472*1072
Japanese 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 20 min
Seeds 25

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Virgo V 7 / 10

Tokyo Twilight (Tōkyō boshoku) is a 1957 Japanese

Tokyo Twilight (Tōkyō boshoku) is a 1957 Japanese drama film by Yasujirō Ozu. It was written by Yasujirō and Kōgo Noda. It stars Ineko Arima, Setsuko Hara, Isuzu Yamada, Chishū Ryū, Kamatari Fujiwara, Nobuo Nakamura and Haruko Sugimura. It was distributed by Shochiku Company, Limited. Vision wrote: “the film feels friendlier than other Japanese films of this time. A little bleakness blended with lit and unlit scenes throughout Tokyo. The film tried hard to eagerly entertain us with too many changes to the scenery. Seems desperate but fun. Akiko is praised for her performance. She seems very erratic and everywhere in the film. Too many people and places for her small mind. Too emotional and angry at the world. She would fair better off as a home-body like her sister; the beloved Setsuko. But even Takako seems sad. Two girls growing up with only a father and no mother, along with the loss of their brother leaves them questioning their lives throughout the film. Ineko Arima plays her part amazingly, along with Setsuko Hara always captivating the audience with her sad sense. This film is an account of the secrets and lies that eat away at the core of an otherwise average Japanese family. Three and a half fries!”
Reviewed by nick s 10 / 10

Tokyo Story came up as the bleakest movie

Tokyo Story came up as the bleakest movie of Yaujiro Ozu. The way Ozu creates the environment with no hope is perfect. Theses bars in the movie, claustrophobic streets of Tokyo, hotel rooms the protagonists come by are in great sync showing the broken lives of all members of Sugiyama family. It is very intelligent and disastrous drama where everything went wrong in the family, and children are not able to get over it. Ineko Arima portrays the lost and trapped protagonist Akiko just perfectly. There is no way to forget her melancholic glance and look and reluctance to share anything with the other people, even family members. The story concerns piercing scenes of two sister's strife, their problems related to mother absence, break-ups, and unwanted pregnancy. All together, these things immerse the sisters into the situation with no exit. The performance of Ozu's frequent collaborators Setsuko Hara and Chishu Ryu is very impressive and different from Noriko Trilogy which made them famous in the western world. Tokyo Twilight is my favourite Ozu's feature, speaking of the way to consistently create the environment of struggle. It is pretty dark, but very strong and convincing.
Reviewed by william d 10 / 10

Ozu's films require patience. As per usual, Ozu

Ozu's films require patience. As per usual, Ozu slow builds Tokyo Twilight to scenes of immense dramatic power. Tokyo Story is considered his masterpiece, but I think I like this one better.
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