‘Tokyo Twilight’: A Family’s Reckoning

Post-war Tokyo is the background for the dynamics of a broken family that begins to heal, in this film by director Yasujiro Ozu.

Chishu Ryu plays the caring single dad, Shukichi Sugiyama, in “Tokyo Twilight.” (Shochiku).

NR | 2h 20m | Drama | 1972

I recently watched “After the Storm,” a poignant Japanese family drama by Hirokazu Koreeda about a washed-up author turned private detective. The writer squanders his earnings on gambling while struggling to reconnect with his estranged family. The story reminded me of another director: Yasujiro Ozu.