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Events

TokyoStory(TokyoMonogatari) film screenings at the Cornerhouse, Manchester

28February&12to18March 2010

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

• Sunday28February 2010:12:00pm
• Friday12March 2010:1:30pm
• Saturday13March 2010:1:30pm
• Sunday14March 2010:8:00pm
• Monday15March 2010:8:15pm
• Tuesday16March 2010:1:25pm
• Wednesday17March 2010:3:45pm
• Thursday18March 2010:1:30pm

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:

• Full: GBP 5.00
• Concessions: GBP 3.50

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