"tokyo story" has appeared several times in the british film institute polls of "greatest films" of directors and critics published in "sight & sound". on the critics' poll, it was third in 1992, fifth in 2002, and third again in 2012. on the directors' poll, it was 17th in 1992, tied at number 16 with "psycho" and "the mirror" in 2002, and in 2012 it topped the poll, receiving 48 votes out of the 358 directors polled.