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Tôkyô monogatari (1953)

136 min  -  Drama  -   13 March 1972 (USA)
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An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city; but the children have little time for them.

Director:

Yasujirô Ozu

Writers:

Kôgo Noda, Yasujirô Ozu

Stars:

Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama and Sô Yamamura
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chishû Ryû ...
Chieko Higashiyama Chieko Higashiyama ...
Tomi Hirayama
Setsuko Hara ...
Noriko Hirayama
Haruko Sugimura Haruko Sugimura ...
Shige Kaneko
Sô Yamamura ...
Koichi Hirayama
Kuniko Miyake Kuniko Miyake ...
Fumiko Hirayama - his wife
Kyôko Kagawa Kyôko Kagawa ...
Kyôko Hirayama
Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno ...
Sanpei Numata
Nobuo Nakamura Nobuo Nakamura ...
Kurazo Kaneko
Shirô Osaka Shirô Osaka ...
Keiso Hirayama
Hisao Toake Hisao Toake ...
Osamu Hattori
Teruko Nagaoka Teruko Nagaoka ...
Yone Hattori
Mutsuko Sakura Mutsuko Sakura ...
Patron of the Oden Restaurant
Toyo Takahashi Toyo Takahashi ...
Shukichi Hirayama's Neighbor (as Toyoko Takahashi)
Tôru Abe Tôru Abe ...
Train employee
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Storyline

An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality Written by Paul Watabe  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Trip | Elderly | Atami Hot Springs | Village | Onomichi Japan  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English (a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Tokyo Story See more »

Filming Locations:

Atami, Shizuoka, Japan See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shôchiku Eiga See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

'Yasujiro Ozu' and his longtime collaborator 'Kogo Noda' spent 103 days at a country inn in Chigasaka working on the screenplay. After that, shooting and editing advanced extremely quickly, meaning the film was in production for a total of four months. See more »

Quotes

Kyoko: Isn't life disappointing?
Noriko: [smiles] Yes, it is.
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Featured in "The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.3" (2011) See more »