An Inn in Tokyo

An Inn in Tokyo

193580 min7.1 / 10

A tender, melancholic portrait of struggling families finding solace and connection amid Depression-era hardship in Tokyo.

An unemployed Japanese man and his two sons wander the industrial flatlands of Depression-era Tokyo, until he chances upon an old friend and befriends a woman and her daughter, who are in a similar predicament.

Essence

Ensemble

Closest match

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same mood

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Go darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Something gentler

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Hidden gem

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.