Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953)
As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief.
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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Cast

Chishū Ryū Chishū Ryū As: Shukichi Hirayama
Chieko Higashiyama Chieko Higashiyama As: Tomi Hirayama
Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara As: Noriko Hirayama
Haruko Sugimura Haruko Sugimura As: Shige Kaneko
Sō Yamamura Sō Yamamura As: Koichi Hirayama
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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 war, to keep her in-laws company.


Tagline: As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief.
Certification: 12+

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English, 日本語

Release Date: 03 November 1953

Country: JP

Runtime: 137m

Company Credits

Company: Shochiku

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Cast

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shukichi Hirayama

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

Tomi Hirayama

Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

Noriko Hirayama

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Shige Kaneko

Sō Yamamura

Sō Yamamura

Koichi Hirayama

Kuniko Miyake

Kuniko Miyake

Fumiko Hirayama

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyoko Hirayama

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Numata

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Kurazo Kaneko

Shirō Ōsaka

Shirō Ōsaka

Keizo Hirayama

Hisao Toake

Hisao Toake

Osamu Hattori

Teruko Nagaoka

Teruko Nagaoka

Yone Hattori

Mutsuko Sakura

Mutsuko Sakura

Oden Restaurant Woman

Toyo Takahashi

Toyo Takahashi

Woman Next Door

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Railway Staff

Sachiko Mitani

Sachiko Mitani

Apartment Owner

Ryōko Mizuki

Ryōko Mizuki

Beauty Salon Customer

Keijirō Morozumi

Keijirō Morozumi

Policeman

Shozo Suzuki

Shozo Suzuki

Office Worker

Haruko Chichibu

Haruko Chichibu

Inn Maid

Takashi Miki

Takashi Miki

Tuyautashi

Toshinosuke Nagao

Toshinosuke Nagao

Doctor

Zen Murase

Zen Murase

Minoru Hirayama

Mitsuhiro Môri

Mitsuhiro Môri

Isamu Hirayama

Yoshiko Togawa

Yoshiko Togawa

Hospital Patient

Fumio Tooyama

Fumio Tooyama

Inspired Man

Tomoka Hasebe

Tomoka Hasebe

Mahjong Player

Directed By

Yasujirō Ozu

Yasujirō Ozu

Director

Kouzou Yamamoto

Kouzou Yamamoto

Assistant Director

Tomiji Shimizu

Tomiji Shimizu

Script Supervisor

Osamu Takahashi

Osamu Takahashi

Assistant Director

Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Second Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Kōgo Noda

Kōgo Noda

Screenplay

Yasujirō Ozu

Yasujirō Ozu

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Taizô Saitô

Taizô Saitô

Costume Design

Sound

Takanobu Saitō

Takanobu Saitō

Original Music Composer

Yoshiomi Hori

Yoshiomi Hori

Sound Assistant

Mitsuru Kaneko

Mitsuru Kaneko

Sound Engineer

Yoshisaburo Seno

Yoshisaburo Seno

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Yûharu Atsuta

Yûharu Atsuta

Director of Photography

Takashi Kawamata

Takashi Kawamata

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Itsuo Takashita

Itsuo Takashita

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Tatsuo Hamada

Tatsuo Hamada

Art Direction

Tatsuo Hamada

Tatsuo Hamada

Production Design

Toshio Takahashi

Toshio Takahashi

Set Designer

Setsutarô Moriya

Setsutarô Moriya

Set Dresser

Other Crew

Ryûji Hayashi

Ryûji Hayashi

Film Processor

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