An Inn in Tokyo

An Inn in Tokyo

1935 · 80 min · JA · 7.0 (21 votes)
Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · Starring Takeshi Sakamoto, Yoshiko Okada, Chōko Iida, Chishū Ryū, Tomio Aoki, Kazuko Ojima · Music Keizo Horiuchi
Drama

Kihachi, an unemployed worker, wanders around the industrial flatlands of Tokyo's Koto district with his two young sons, Zenko and Masako. He is unable to find a job and has to rely on his sons catching stray dogs to earn reward money for their meals. As days go by, Kihachi and the boys no longer have enough money to stay at an inn for the night. Luckily for him, he encounters an old friend, Otsune, who finds him a job and allows them to stay at her eatery house.

VIBE

A stark, unvarnished look at desperation in pre-war Tokyo. It's a quiet, character-driven piece that feels raw and deeply human, focusing on the struggle for dignity amidst crushing poverty.

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