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Events

TokyoStory(TokyoMonogatari) film screenings at the Cornerhouse, Manchester

5to11March 2004

Dir.YasujiroOzu,1953; Cert. U;2hr16min;Subtitled>?

• Friday5March 2004:8:20pm
• Saturday6March 2004:1:30pm&8:20pm
• Sunday7March 2004:1:30pm&6:15pm
• Monday8March 2004:6:00pm
• Tuesday9March 2004:8:20pm
• Wednesday10March 2004:8:20pm
• Thursday11March 2004:1:45pm,6:00pm&8:25pm

AgingcoupleTomiandSukichileavetheirruralvillagetovisittheirgrownchildreninbustlingpost-warTokyo. Butmostoftheiroffspringaretoobusywiththeirlivesanddispersetheelderlyparentstoseparatelocations. TokyoStoryisrepresentativeofOzu'swork,withitsdepictionofthedeclineoftheextendedJapanesemiddle-classfamily,inter-generationaltensions,andthedistinctivecomposition,subtlecameraworkandperformancesthatmarkthedirector'sstyle. Votedoneofthethreegreatestfilmsofalltimeina1992SightandSoundcritics'poll.

For more information about this film, see the Internet Movie Database.

Ticket prices:

• Matinees (before 5:00pm):
  • Full: GBP 3.90
  • Concessions: GBP 2.80
• Evenings (from 5:00pm):
  • Full: GBP 5.00
  • Concessions: GBP 3.70

All details taken from the Cornerhouse website and may be subject to change. See the Cornerhouse website for full details.