Tokyo Story November 5, 2009

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) announces its 2009/2010 season of film. QTP and the Museum of the Moving Image have partnered to present Moving Image Masterpieces, a series of six of the greatest films of all time at QTP’s home, a 464-seat auditorium at the former New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which also has a 99-seat performing arts space. The new series is programmed by David Schwartz, Chief Curator of the Museum of the Moving Image, who will introduce each screening: Citizen Kane, Metropolis, Rules of the Game, Toyko Story, 8 ½, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Tickets are $10 per film ($8 multi-show discount).

Tokyo Story – Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:30pm
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu
With Chishu Ryu, Setsuko Hara
Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu explored universal themes, including the generational tensions of family life, and the ongoing clash between modernity and tradition. His films were simple in plot; Tokyo Story follows an aging couple on a journey from their rural village to visit their married children in bustling postwar Tokyo. Ozu’s signature is his meditative visual style; at the heart of the film are the exquisite performances by his favorite actors, Chishu Ryu as the aging father and Setsuko Hara as the daughter.
Tickets $10