Just Tokyo

To add to the review I quoted in the previous post, I was glad it included a paragraph on a great film by Taiwanese director Hou Hisao-Hisen, made as a tribute to Yasujiro Ozu, considered a 20th century master in Japanese and world cinema. 

People talk about Lost in Translation as a mood piece evoking a sense of alienation, but what Hou's film, "Cafe Lumiere" is on a whole different level, that is neither judgmental nor eerie. It just feels like Tokyo without the usual cliches. It doesn't feel forced (as I thought Lost is at times), but evokes a natural stream of consciousness of an ordinary Tokyoite going about her business.