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An Inn in Tokyo

Play trailer Poster for An Inn in Tokyo Released Nov 21, 1935 1h 20m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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An unemployed man wanders the streets with his sons to search for a job.

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Grant Watson Fiction Machine There is warmth and heart in Ozu’s film, coupled with strong performances and crisp, enjoyable storytelling. Rated: 7/10 Jun 14, 2024 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews There are many tender scenes in this episodic and quiet venture. Rated: A- Aug 27, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Imagine ,,The Pursuit Of Happiness" directed by Ozu, what can possibly go wrong? Realism is the key in this picture, great performances and Ozu's masterful direction with his famous trademarks. Ozu describes pre-war Japan's Great Depression with the simplicity, that only he can handle. Great movie 4.5/5 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This Ozu film was better, I think I like his later stuff better than his early stuff. Regardless, the kids are cute, the landscape sad but perfect and the story, while no where overly emotional, it was fitting and well performed. And it had women! Ozu works well with women and here that maybe the improvement. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member A poor father is trying to find work and feed his two sons. They wander bleak landscapes, things steadily get worse. There's a lovely scene when the boys and their father imagine having food and mime each longed-for bite. One of Ozu's late silent films. Takeshi Sakamota is superb as the father. Seen July 9, 2010 at the IFC Center, NYC. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Essentially one of the greatest films ever made. A man and his two sons attempts to survive the depression in Japan. This is a wonderfully humane look at suvival in horrendous times. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member An offshoot of Ozu's earlier silent crime drama That Night's Wife, in which a man commits a crime to save another's life. Here the film follows an unemployed and homeless man trying to find a job to support his two sons. The characters are significantly more fleshed out, resulting in a much more powerful outcome. Other than the intertitles, most of the narrative and aesthetic conventions of Ozu's later films are existent. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An unemployed man wanders the streets with his sons to search for a job.
Director
YasujirĂ´ Ozu
Screenwriter
Masao Arata, Tadao Ikeda
Distributor
Shochiku Films Ltd.
Production Co
Shochiku Films
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 21, 1935, Original
Runtime
1h 20m