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sabotai · 02-09-2021, 06:05 PM

東京の宿 | An Inn in Tokyo (1935)

Directed By: Ozu Yasujiro
Written By: Ozu Yasujiro, Ikeda Tadao
Starring: Sakamoto Takeshi, Okada Yoshiko, Iida Choko
Length: 80 min.
Genre: Drama

Ozu's final silent movie.

Kihachi walks around, day to day, looking for work with his two sons. They find occasional other sources for money, like catching stray dogs and turning them in for a reward. Kahichi eventually runs into an old friend of his who helps him find a job and gives him and his sons a place to stay. They also befriend a homeless woman and her daughter.

The movie spends most of the time focusing on the two boys as they follow their father around, what antics they get into while he's trying to apply for a job, and their friendship with the homeless woman's daughter, who one day stops showing up to play.

So this movie has long stretches of time that were quite boring. The movie overall wasn't bad, but this was a basic story I've seen several times from Ozu, Naruse and other Japanese directors. A slice of life of a poor family's life in 1930s Japan. There wasn't anything new here. It was a letdown after the masterpiece that was A Story of Floating Weeds, but not an overall bad ending to Ozu's silent career. It was just an ok movie.

My Rating: 5 / 10
IMDB Rating: 7.6 (1k votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: N/A Critics (0), 84% of Audience (100+)

02-09-2021, 06:05 PM	#330
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	東京の宿 \| An Inn in Tokyo (1935) Directed By: Ozu Yasujiro Written By: Ozu Yasujiro, Ikeda Tadao Starring: Sakamoto Takeshi, Okada Yoshiko, Iida Choko Length: 80 min. Genre: Drama Ozu's final silent movie. Kihachi walks around, day to day, looking for work with his two sons. They find occasional other sources for money, like catching stray dogs and turning them in for a reward. Kahichi eventually runs into an old friend of his who helps him find a job and gives him and his sons a place to stay. They also befriend a homeless woman and her daughter. The movie spends most of the time focusing on the two boys as they follow their father around, what antics they get into while he's trying to apply for a job, and their friendship with the homeless woman's daughter, who one day stops showing up to play. So this movie has long stretches of time that were quite boring. The movie overall wasn't bad, but this was a basic story I've seen several times from Ozu, Naruse and other Japanese directors. A slice of life of a poor family's life in 1930s Japan. There wasn't anything new here. It was a letdown after the masterpiece that was A Story of Floating Weeds, but not an overall bad ending to Ozu's silent career. It was just an ok movie. My Rating: 5 / 10 IMDB Rating: 7.6 (1k votes) Rotten Tomatoes: N/A Critics (0), 84% of Audience (100+)