Tokyo Chorus (1931) poster
1931 · comedy · drama · silent

Tokyo Chorus

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu1h 31m1931
ElsewhereIMDb7.12kTMDB6.846
  • brisk
  • tender
Movie DNA

Neutral, kinetic, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.

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During the Depression, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is sacked for defending an older colleague.

Our read · Tokyo Chorus (1931) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded comedy · drama · silent entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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You appreciate Ozu's early silent comedy-drama about a family facing job loss and illness.

ends warmyou’ll be fine aftersteady all the waygrips by minute 10attention 3/5earns its length
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonightSkip if silent films with intertitles or gentle family stories bore you.

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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