Tokyo Family (2013)
Tokyo Family (2013)
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 5760 Kbps | 146 min | 6,34 Gb
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Genre: Drama
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 5760 Kbps | 146 min | 6,34 Gb
Audio: Japanese AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps | Subtitles: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
Director: Yôji Yamada
Writers: Yôji Yamada (screenplay), Emiko Hiramatsu (screenplay)
Stars: Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura
An old married couple Shukichi Hirayama and Tomiko live on a small island in the Inland Sea. They go to Tokyo. The couple have 3 children. The eldest son Koichi runs a hospital. The first daughter Shigeko runs a beauty salon. The second son Shuji works in stage art. The families ask the parents to take a rest in Tokyo, but the parents do not like staying in Tokyo. One day, Tomiko visits Shuji's apartment. There, Tomiko is introduced to Shuji's fiancé Noriko, but Tomiko collapses at Koichi's house.
Yamada Yoji has been directing films since 1961, but internationally is best known for his late-career "Samurai Trilogy" (2002 - 2006). There is always a heavy dose of nostalgia in his films and this one is no exception! Director Yoji Yamada delayed principal photography of Tokyo Kazoku, a remake of Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story, from the beginning of April 2011 due to the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, and subsequent Fukushima meltdown, which occurred on March 11th 2011… from the beginning nothing was going easy!
Remaking a film like "Tokyo monogotari" (Tokyo Story, 1954), the Ozu film that is repeatedly voted to be the greatest film of all time, was very challenging task. I love the result - re-imagining of the original, with contemporary setting and some differences which could be almost called improvements!
Likeable faces with excellent acting skills, combined with great camera work and interesting cinematography revoking some old Ozu styles. As well as great directing, made this family drama one of the best ones coming from Japan.
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Tokyo Family (2013)
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