An old couple goes to Tokyo to visit their children. The best thing they will face then would be indifference, as their children show them few respect and love.
The theme is very interesting, very different from what we've seen in western theaters : in the US and Europe, the movie shows a personal and individualist point of view(that's my opinion) whereas here, even though you empathize with the old couple, you never feel that "Tokyo Story" tells their story, but actually one facing every human being(and this would be about loneliness).
The actors are great, every word coming out of their mouth is like a treasure(as it is showing a lot of an era, of a country, of a language, of cultural codes - count of many times Miss Hirayima says to her husband : So desu ka and So desu ne), and the range of emotions they make you feel is quite wide.
I am grateful that I saw this movie, and I hope you reader can do as well, as I can assure you that it will, for sure, broaden your mind.
The theme is very interesting, very different from what we've seen in western theaters : in the US and Europe, the movie shows a personal and individualist point of view(that's my opinion) whereas here, even though you empathize with the old couple, you never feel that "Tokyo Story" tells their story, but actually one facing every human being(and this would be about loneliness).
The actors are great, every word coming out of their mouth is like a treasure(as it is showing a lot of an era, of a country, of a language, of cultural codes - count of many times Miss Hirayima says to her husband : So desu ka and So desu ne), and the range of emotions they make you feel is quite wide.
I am grateful that I saw this movie, and I hope you reader can do as well, as I can assure you that it will, for sure, broaden your mind.