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Tokyo Story

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8.2/10 • 1.1K

1953-11-032h 17m

Drama

As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief.

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.

Directors
Yasujirō Ozu
Editors
Yoshiyasu Hamamura

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Chishū Ryū

    Chishū Ryū

    Shukichi Hirayama

  2. Chieko Higashiyama

    Chieko Higashiyama

    Tomi Hirayama

  3. Setsuko Hara

    Setsuko Hara

    Noriko Hirayama

  4. Haruko Sugimura

    Haruko Sugimura

    Shige Kaneko

  5. Sō Yamamura

    Sō Yamamura

    Koichi Hirayama

  6. Kuniko Miyake

    Kuniko Miyake

    Fumiko Hirayama

  7. Kyōko Kagawa

    Kyōko Kagawa

    Kyoko Hirayama

  8. Eijirō Tōno

    Eijirō Tōno

    Numata

  9. Nobuo Nakamura

    Nobuo Nakamura

    Kurazo Kaneko

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Apr 21, 2018

6/10

A necessary film, in the way that vegetables are necessary.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
fishbeachdreamsbabycomaparent child relationshippeaceboatcakeofficebaseballclassroomclasslanternliemarriageteaambitionretirementswingfamily relationshipsteacherold manhonorschooltokyo, japanblack and whitecomplicated relationshipsinterpersonal relationshipsshōwa era (1926-89)