Tôkyô monogatari (1953)

An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city; but the children have little time for them.

A masterpiece of minimalist cinema with a very simple story, but of timeless validity; and within the subtleties you can find depth and artistic honesty.

Halliwell***: "Bleak, austere and moving family drama of life's disappointments."

Maltin****: "Quietly powerful story of old age, the disappointments parents experience with their children, and the fears the young have of time passing. A masterpiece."