Café Lumière

★★★★★

Original title: Kôhî jikô

2003 · 1 h 48 min

Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien · Taiwan · Taiwan New Cinema

Drama

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Cast

Yo Hitoto Tadanobu Asano Masato Hagiwara

Credits

Written by: Hsiao-Hsien Hou

Plot

A tribute to Ozu set in Tokyo.

Sinekatalog’s take

Hou Hsiao-hsien's tribute to Ozu follows a young Japanese-Taiwanese woman in Tokyo with her parents, a friend and the trains. Quiet and gently moving, with no big events, it is a graceful meditation on family and distance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (3,560 votes)
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