‘Tokyo Story:’ Director Yasujiro Ozu’s Sublime Magnum Opus

An older couple takes the train to visit their children in this Japanese cinematic masterpiece.

Tomi Hirayama (Chieko Higashiyama, L) is being comforted by Noriko Hirayama (Setsuko Hara), in “Tokyo Story” (Shochiku).

NR | 2h 17m | Drama | 1953

One of the most revered works in cinema is Yasujiro Ozu’s “Tokyo Story.” While Akira Kurosawa was drawing global attention with sweeping tales that played well in the West, Ozu remained focused on the rhythms of domestic life.