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Tokyo Chorus (1931)

Tôkyô no kôrasu (original title)
| Comedy, Drama | December 1982 (USA)
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A married Tokyo man faces unemployment after standing up for an older colleague.

Director:

Yasujirô Ozu

Writers:

Komatsu Kitamura (original story), Kôgo Noda (original story) | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Tokihiko Okada, Emiko Yagumo, Hideo Sugawara | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Tokihiko Okada Tokihiko Okada ... Shinji Okajima
Emiko Yagumo Emiko Yagumo ... Tsuma Sugako (His wife)
Hideo Sugawara Hideo Sugawara ... Sono Chounan (First Son)
Hideko Takamine ... Sono Choujo (First Daughter)
Tatsuo Saitô Tatsuo Saitô ... Omura Sensei (Teacher)
Chôko Iida ... Sensei no tusma (Mrs. Omura)
Takeshi Sakamoto ... Rou-Shain Yamada (Old employee)
Reikô Tani Reikô Tani ... Shachou (Company President)
Ken'ichi Miyajima Ken'ichi Miyajima ... Hisho (Secretary)
Isamu Yamaguchi Isamu Yamaguchi ... Kaisha no Douryou (An Employee)
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Storyline

Mr. Omura, a teacher, leads a group of male students in an outdoor drill. One slight, comic young man, Shinji Okajima, has no shirt under his jacket; he scratches at fleas and makes faces behind Omura's back. Jump ahead several years, Shinji is married with three children. He sells insurance, and on the company's annual bonus day, he protests when an older worker is fired. Shinji loses his own job as a result, and he and his wife must find ways to cope. Lassitude, pride, the demands and needs of young children, and relationships from bygone school days all play a part in the outcome of their struggle. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Plot Keywords:

unemployment | protest | job | insurance | bonus | See All (38) »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Country:

Japan

Release Date:

December 1982 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Tokyo Chorus See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shochiku Kinema See more »
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Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

In the top 10 of Kinema Junpo's Top Japanese Movies of 1931. See more »

Quotes

Shinji Okajima: You're lucky, you at least have a job. I'm still unemployed. My college degree makes me overqualified.
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Referenced in I Lived, But... (1983) See more »

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Another gem from Ozu
29 April 2019 | by jeanmichellavoie – See all my reviews

Another great film from Ozu. As always, his characters feel alive and its hard not to feel involved. The writing, the directing and the acting are great. There is a slapstick aspect that is absent from aosu's later works. It only gave the film more charm.
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