Oct 10, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min · 12 segments
We review Tokyo Story (1953) on movie podcast The Collector's Cut. Tokyo Story is directed by Yasujirō Ozu and stars Setsuko Hara, Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Kyōko Kagawa patreon…
So...
And as you imagine, a lot of the themes coming up is about the distancing of families and making time for your parents once you're an adult and that kind of thing.
And there's a lot of reflecting upon life.
And there's one of their children who is already dead, who died during the war.
Because keep in mind, this is 1953 this movie came out.
They want a
specific number as well.
They're sitting there saying like, oh, it's been eight whole years since he died.
Yeah.
That's true.
I'd even put that together in my head that when they said eight years, it is actually eight years since World War II.
Yeah, which is nuts because when you think about it, eight years ago was 2018.
And just think about how short a span of time that feels.
As
you do,
yes.
Yeah, and that started in 2006.
And there's a character in there.
There's an episode that deals with some systemic racism stuff.
And they specifically said, well, why didn't you go to the police? And she says, oh, well, that was 40 years ago that all that stuff happened.
I'm like, okay, 40 years ago puts them in the 60s.
So...
And as you imagine, a lot of the themes coming up is about the distancing of families and making time for your parents once you're an adult and that kind of thing.
And there's a lot of reflecting upon life.
And there's one of their children who is already dead, who died during the war.
Because keep in mind, this is 1953 this movie came out.
They want a
specific number as well.
They're sitting there saying like, oh, it's been eight whole years since he died.
Yeah.
That's true.
I'd even put that together in my head that when they said eight years, it is actually eight years since World War II.
Yeah, which is nuts because when you think about it, eight years ago was 2018.
And just think about how short a span of time that feels.
As
you do,
yes.
Yeah, and that started in 2006.
And there's a character in there.
There's an episode that deals with some systemic racism stuff.
And they specifically said, well, why didn't you go to the police? And she says, oh, well, that was 40 years ago that all that stuff happened.
I'm like, okay, 40 years ago puts them in the 60s.
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