Tokyo Story poster
Rating
8.2/10 (1142 votes)
Popularity4
Runtime2h 17m
Release DateNovember 3, 1953

Tokyo Story

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

Overview

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.

Production

Shochiku(JP)

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Spoken Languages

English, Japanese

Age Rating

All Ages

Key Crew

DirectorYasujirō Ozu
ProducerTakeshi Yamamoto
Director of PhotographyYûharu Atsuta
ScreenplayKōgo Noda
ScreenplayYasujirō Ozu

Videos & Trailers

BFI Re-Release Trailer [Subtitled]

BFI Re-Release Trailer [Subtitled]

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Tokyo Story (1953) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers

Tokyo Story (1953) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers

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Tokyo Story - Official Trailer

Tokyo Story - Official Trailer

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Lindsay Anderson on Tokyo Story

Lindsay Anderson on Tokyo Story

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