Tokyo Story (1953)
0.4509Canon Score · ranked #10 all time
Aggregated from 15 of 31 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the film
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
Why it ranks #10
Every list on which Tokyo Story appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Halliwell's Top 1000 (2005) | Critics' canon | #1 / 1041 |
| Sight & Sound Critics' 250 (2022) | Major international poll | #4 / 264 |
| Sight & Sound Directors' 100 (2022) | Major international poll | #4 / 104 |
| Total Film 100 Greatest (2005) | Editorial list | #7 / 100 |
| Time Out Centenary Top 25 (1995) | Critics' canon | #9 / 25 |
| Cahiers du Cinéma 100 (2008) | Major international poll | #14 / 100 |
| TIFF Essential 100 (2010) | Editorial list | #15 / 100 |
| Variety 100 Greatest (2022) | Critics' canon | #24 / 100 |
| Village Voice 100 Best of 20th C (2000) | Critics' canon | #36 / 100 |
| Letterboxd Top 500 (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #44 / 500 |
| Empire 500 Greatest (2008) | Editorial list | #67 / 500 |
| Ebert Great Movies (I–IV) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Movies (2003-2024 union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| NYT Best 1000 Movies (2004) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| TIME All-TIME 100 (2005) | Editorial list | Selected |