Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family is currently streaming on The Criterion Channel
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)DramaRating 55/100
Following a three-year break from filmmaking while he completed military service, Yasujiro Ozu returned to directing with this pointed family drama which in many ways anticipates the themes he would explore again in TOKYO STORY. His distinctive, contemplative rhythms are on beautiful display in the story of a widow (Ayako Katsuragi) who discovers that her recently deceased husband has left her with nothing but debt and married children who are unwilling to support her—until her most forceful son (Shin Saburi) returns from China and shakes things up.
Cast: Hideo Fujino, Fumiko Katsuragi, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Tatsuo SaitĹŤ, Kuniko Miyake, Shin Saburi, Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Director: YasujirĹŤ Ozu