#Sô Yamamura

[notablefilms]

The elderly Shukishi (Chishu Ryu) and his wife, Tomi (Chieko Higashiyama), take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi (Sô Yamamura), a doctor, and their daughter, Shige (Haruko Sugimura), a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko (Setsuko Hara), the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.

[oldfilmsflicker]

Ashita kuru hito, 1955 (dir. Yûzô Kawashima)

[whosthatknocking]

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), dir. Kinji Fukasaku, Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

Sound of the Mountain (Mikio Naruse, 1954)

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Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

My rating: 7/10

Very well (and, by all accounts, extremely accurately) made, with the tension building up and up as events move inexorably to the inevitable conclusion - which is then shown in almost excruciating detail, using excellent effects and vast numbers of real planes and explosions.

[theoscarsproject]

Tora Tora Tora! (1970). In 1941, following months of economic embargo, Japan prepares to open its war against the United States with a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor.

Another Academy Awards, another WWII film. This is really one of the better ones to come out of this era of cinema history, in no small part because it explores two sides of the story, employing Japanese co-writers to show the Japanese victory, and Americans to portray the American defeat. It makes for a compelling exercise that really feels, in a lot of ways, like a cinematic precursor to Flags of Our Fathers/Letters to Iwo Jima. It’s a fairly good film, albeit one that’s a bit long and a bit dated these days in many respects. Still, it’s well worth the watch. 7.5/10.

[fieldcinema]

Tôkyô monogatari, 1953 Dir.  Yasujiro Ozu

[vulturehound]

'A beautiful piece of art and cinema.' - Tokyo Story (Blu-Ray Review)

‘A beautiful piece of art and cinema.’ – Tokyo Story (Blu-Ray Review)

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[ponapisach]

Harris przypływa w 1856 roku ze swoją niedużą świtą do brzegów kraju kwitnącej wiśni i próbuje w wiosce Shimoda w prefekturze Shizuoka założyć pierwszy amerykański konsulat. Na miejscu spotyka się nie tylko z niechęcią, ale i czasem z jawną wrogością. Chociaż budynek mieszkalny jest Harrisowi przydzielony, to cały pobyt w wiosce można zinterpretować jako rodzaj domowego aresztu. Amerykanin, chociaż miał na celu wizytę w oddalonym o 100 mil Edo, nie jest wypuszczony poza wioskę. Gdyby chciał uprawiać samowolkę, to jasno zostały mu przedstawione warunki panujące na wiejskich traktach. Cóż może więc robić niedoszły konsul? Może na przykład zakochać się w podsuniętej mu przez gubernatora gejszy, która tutaj ma również spełniać rolę szpiega.  

[soleilfilms]

Review on Tokyo Story (1953)

Director: Yasujirō Ozu

Cinematography: Yûharu Atsuta

Actors: Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura 

Travelling out of the village of Onomichi, Shukishi and Tomi Hirayama head to Tokyo to visit their sons and daughters as they feel more distant than ever. It seems that both Koichi and Shige (the son and daughter of Shukishi and Tomi) are preoccupied with their own obligations as a paediatrician and a beautician.  In the young and busy city of Tokyo, Shukishi and Tomi feel like a nuisance to their family. They seem extremely fond of their children but the feeling is not reciprocated. The siblings even send the parents to the resort of Atami and give a disingenuous excuse of wanting them to relax. They make a stop in Osaka where their youngest son expresses them with the same swift welcome and a half-hearted goodbye. The only people that seem to genuinely care about their wellbeing are the daughter in law, Noriko, and their youngest daughter, Kyoko, who still lives in the village with them. But even Noriko expresses to Kyoko that this is just a part of life. One can not help but feel sorry for the parents and angered at the disregard of their children, but the film forces you to sit back and watch the story unfold without being able to shake the children back to reality and make them see what they are missing out on. 

The tale shared by Tokyo Story is a relatable one. You will find yourself reflecting on your own life and the relationships with your kids and your parents. It will leave you viewing the buzz of life and how rarely we stop to smell the blossoms. You are left with a sense of shame, but then you will probably carry on with your life with no change because as Noriko warns, it is part of life. The film deals with generational divide, alcoholism and the cycle of life. The film starts slow and mundane. Each shot is prolonged and the movement of characters is constant. This however perfectly reflects the life of the children and the parents sitting back to watch it all unfold. This film is not entertaining. It is slow and beautiful. A poetic masterpiece. It is no wonder this film is consistently ranked as one of the best arthouse cinema films. It is a timeless film for anyone with the patience. It shares a universal truth with universal characters. The cinematography is carefully executed with each shot through doorways, in cramped spaces while the viewer is humbly placed on the ground in Ozu’s ‘pillow shot’. The dialogue is natural and extremely polite which carries the sad undertone of the film. After all, just a little small talk and town gossip are all the children of Shukishi and Tomi are willing to share. God forbid they share anything meaningful. The actors portray their roles with grace, carrying all the nuances of taking part in such a sad relationship. Setsuko Hara’s portrayal of the wise and humble Norkio was by far the most heartbreaking. 

Ozu encapsulates something remarkably tangible in this film. Our human condition is so predictable that 70 years later this film is as relevant as ever. The film is astounding in its storytelling and the conveying of emotions that aren’t on the surface. It is slow, but once you pass the initial wave of boredom and confusion the film syncs in like a tale told by your grandmother for the hundredth time.

[junkielee]

[Last Film I Watch] Tokyo Story (1953) 

English Title: Tokyo Story Original Title: Tôkyô monogatari Year: 1953 Country: Japan Language: Japanese, English Genre: Drama Director: Yasujirô Ozu Writers: Yasujirô Ozu Kôgo Noda Music: Takanobu Saitô Cinematography: Yûharu Atsuta Cast: Chishû Ryû Chieko Higashiyama Setsuko Hara Haruko Sugimura Sô Yamamura Kuniko Miyake Kyôko Kagawa Shirô Ôsaka Nobuo Nakamura Eijirô Tôno Hisao Toake Teruko…

[whosthatknocking]

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), dir. Kinji Fukasaku, Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda

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Sound of the Mountain (Mikio Naruse, 1954)

[movies-derekwinnert]

Tokyo Story [Tôkyô monogatari] ***** (1953, Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura)

Tokyo Story [Tôkyô monogatari] ***** (1953, Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura)

The 1953 Japanese drama Tokyo Story [Tôkyô monogatari] is the glowing masterpiece that finally established the reputation of its director Yasujirô Ozu outside Japan. Quietly devastating, it is a moving and detailed study of the bonds of family life, of estrangement, reunion and generation gap. Written simply and subtly by Kôgo Noda and Yasujirô Ozu, it tells poignantly of eternal and universal…

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CINE EXPRESS: "Tokyo monogarati (Cuentos de Tokio)"

Helena Garrote Carmena

        Año: 1953 País: Japón Dirección: Yasujirō Riu. Actores: Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higadhiyama, Setsuko Hara, Sô Yamamura, Haruko Sugimura Género: vejez- familia.

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La atención y el reconocimiento que creemos merecer, al final no siempre llega; o viene de quien menos lo esperamos. Estampa de la vida misma, contada sin rencor, con serenidad y aceptación.

Obra maestra.

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[yo…

[love-midnight-sunshine]

Genre: Drama 

Language: Japanese (Eng-Sub)

IMDb Ratings: 8.2/10

Quality: BluRay

Movie Size: 720p (1.65GB), 1080p (2.61GB)

Director: Yasujirô Ozu

Movie Cast: Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura

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Sypnosis: An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.

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