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TokyoStory(TokyoMonogatari) film screenings at the Cornerhouse, Manchester

28February&12to18March 2010

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

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.

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

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