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Children of Tokyo
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91 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 4 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    100
    That it is more -- a small masterpiece, perfect in design and execution -- almost goes without saying, but the film's profundity and its charm go hand in hand.
  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    100
    Qualifies as one of my favorite movies of all time. This 1932 masterpiece, now digitally restored with retranslated subtitles and a newly recorded score, is a silent film that doesn't feel silent at all.
  3. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Joshua Rothkopf
    80
    Watching the first hour of I Was Born, But… (unspooling with a bright, new piano score by Donald Sosin) might remind you of a subdued "Our Gang" skit, and not unpleasantly.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    80
    The film retains a measure of tempered hope, born not simply from the father's command-cum-wish to his slumbering offspring ("Don't become a miserable apple-polisher like me, boys"), but also from a final act of youthful compassion that binds Ozu's intensely human characters in glass-half-full solidarity.
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