Tokyo Story / Tōkyō Monogatari (1953)

While I've been knee-deep in Japanese New Wave cinema, it's important to recognize, not only the socio-political and cultural norms that those filmmakers were railing against, but also the filmmaking theory that they were rebelling against as well.

Enter Yasujirō Ozu and his masterpiece, which is largely indicative of a more conservative understanding of Japan than the New Wave masters were concerned with, least of which Shohei Imamura, who was a disciple of Ozu who worked on Tokyo Story as well.

So let's delve into one of the greatest films ever constructed and see how it might affect us!

Background Music: Night on the Docks by Kevin MacLeod