052 | Tokyo Story

Published: June 7, 2020, 5:30 p.m.

b'Connor & Riley cozy up to their pillow shots as they examine Yasujiro Ozu\'s masterwork: Tokyo Story. They discuss the complexity of the characters, and how the family dynamic makes the film universal even though producers said it was "too Japanese." They also ponder the question: does Ozu have the most consistent cinematic language?\\n\\nWARNING: Major spoilers for Tokyo Story, minor spoilers for Ordinary People\\n\\nLink to Yasujiro Ozu: The Syntax of His Films: https://online.ucpress.edu/fq/article/17/2/11/38013/Yasujiro-Ozu-The-Syntax-of-His-Films\\nFollow us: \\n\\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rulesoftheframe/ \\n\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rulesoftheframe \\n\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/RulesOfTheFrame'