Examples of use of Tokyo Story
1. Jaws and Fight Club are ranked higher than Citizen Kane and Tokyo Story, while Casablanca scrapes into the top 100 at '8.
2. Promoting Tokyo Story to the top berth may appear daring, but it is also the expedient choice for a venerable film guide wishing to reaffirm its artistic credentials.
3. But by its very nature it is not a movie that would wish to measure itself against the might of more popular classics such as Citizen Kane and The Godfather . Now, whether it likes it or not, Tokyo Story must emerge into the limelight and take up the challenge.
4. Indeed, how many of the younger generation even know what Halliwells is (note÷ not the biography of a certain red–haired pop star). The truth is, we should be grateful for the humble simplicity of Tokyo Story; and to Halliwells for making the obvious choice.
5. A film buff‘s favourite finally gets the recognition it deserves Yasujiro Ozus film Tokyo Story (1'53) is that rare thing in these blockbuster times÷ a subtle portrait of a family divided by distance and generation, as economical and elegant as a haiku.