the film holds a 100% "fresh" rating on the review aggregate website rotten tomatoes, based on 41 critical reviews, with an average score of 9.7/10. the site's consensus reads: ""tokyo story" is a yasujiro ozu masterpiece whose rewarding complexity has lost none of its power more than half a century on". john walker, former editor of the "halliwell's film guides", places "tokyo story" at the top of his published list of the best 1000 films ever made. "tokyo story" is also included in film critic derek malcolm's "the century of films", a list of films which he deems artistically or culturally important, and "time" magazine lists it among its all-time 100 movies.