This is not challenging cinema by any measure, but for audiences craving something gentle and pleasant it certainly hits the spot.

[Yamada] deserves credit for prioritizing the small trials and victories of everyday people... But everyone has a sob story; it’s the telling that matters.

The film takes you roughly where you expect. The surprise is that, by the end, the familiar road still feels worth travelling.

Tokyo Taxi might very well be Yoji Yamada’s last narrative and, if so, he has delivered an incredibly touching swansong for cinephiles to savour.