A necessary film, in the way that vegetables are necessary.
Tokyo Story
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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Tokyo Story
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 3, 1953
Runtime
2h 17m
Genres
Drama
User Score
82%
Original Title
東京物語
Production Companies
Shochiku
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Description
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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