Tokyo Story

Part of the Hanabi Japanese Film Festival, running Sept. 1 – 13. Limited festival passes available for access to all films.

A profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, the crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujiro Ozu. The film, which follows an aging couple’s journey to visit their grown children in bustling postwar Tokyo, surveys the rich and complex world of family life with the director’s customary delicacy and incisive perspective on social mores. Featuring lovely performances from Ozu regulars Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara, deepening the director’s recurring theme of generational conflict, creating what is without question one of cinema’s mightiest masterpieces.

Screened in Japanese with English subtitles.