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Tokyo Story (1953)

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

  • Nov 3, 1953
  • 2h 17m

8.1/10

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1,285 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Tokyo Story is a 1953 drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. Its leading cast includes Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama and Setsuko Hara. It runs for 2 hours 17 minutes. Its original language is Japanese.

Synopsis

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.

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Time needed
2 hours 17 minutes
Language
Japanese (subtitles or a dub may be needed)
Audience signal
8.1/10 from 1,285 TMDB votes

Official Trailer

BFI Re-Release Trailer [Subtitled] · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Chishū Ryū Shukichi Hirayama
  • Chieko Higashiyama Tomi Hirayama
  • Setsuko Hara Noriko Hirayama
  • Haruko Sugimura Shige Kaneko
  • So Yamamura Koichi Hirayama
  • Kuniko Miyake Fumiko Hirayama
  • Kyōko Kagawa Kyoko Hirayama
  • Eijirō Tōno Numata
  • Nobuo Nakamura Kurazo Kaneko
  • Shirō Ōsaka Keizo Hirayama
  • Hisao Toake Osamu Hattori
  • Teruko Nagaoka Yone Hattori
  • Mutsuko Sakura Oden Restaurant Woman
  • Toyo Takahashi Woman Next Door
  • Tōru Abe Railway Staff
  • Sachiko Mitani Apartment Owner
  • Ryōko Mizuki Beauty Salon Customer
  • Keijirō Morozumi Policeman

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