Tokyo Story
東京物語
“ As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief. ”
CINEMA1953-11-03
RegionJP
Runtime136 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
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 wa...
DIRECTOR / Director
Yasujirō Ozu
KEYWORDS
fishbeachdreamsbabycomaparent child relationshippeaceboatcakeofficebaseballclassroomclasslanternliemarriageteaambitionretirementswingfamily relationshipsteacherold manhonorschooltokyojapanblack and whitecomplicated relationshipsinterpersonal relationshipsshōwa era 1926-89psychological dramashitamachi
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