Tokyo Story (1953)
Tôkyô monogatari (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 16min
- Drama
- 13 Mar 1972 (USA)
- Movie
An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city; but the children have little time for them.
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- 3 wins.
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| Chishû Ryû | ... |
Shukichi Hirayama
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| Chieko Higashiyama | ... |
Tomi Hirayama
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| Setsuko Hara | ... |
Noriko Hirayama
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| Haruko Sugimura | ... |
Shige Kaneko
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| Sô Yamamura | ... |
Koichi Hirayama
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| Kuniko Miyake | ... |
Fumiko Hirayama - his wife
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| Kyôko Kagawa | ... |
Kyôko Hirayama
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| Eijirô Tôno | ... |
Sanpei Numata
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| Nobuo Nakamura | ... |
Kurazo Kaneko
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Shirô Ôsaka | ... |
Keizo Hirayama
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Hisao Toake | ... |
Osamu Hattori
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Teruko Nagaoka | ... |
Yone Hattori
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Mutsuko Sakura | ... |
Oden-ya no onna
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| Toyo Takahashi | ... |
Rinka no saikun
(as Toyoko Takahashi)
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Tôru Abe | ... |
Tetsudou-shokuin
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Sachiko Mitani | ... |
Aparto no onna
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Zen Murase | ... |
Minoru Hirayama - Koichi's son
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Mitsuhiro Môri | ... |
Isamu Hirayama - Koichi's son
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Junko Anan | ... |
Biyouin no joshu
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Ryôko Mizuki | ... |
Biyouin no kyaku
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Yoshiko Togawa | ... |
Biyouin no kyaku
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Kazuhiro Itokawa | ... |
Geshuku no seinen
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Fumio Tooyama | ... |
Kanka no otoko
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Keijirô Morozumi | ... |
Junsa
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Tsutomu Nijima | ... |
Noriko's office boss
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Shôzô Suzuki | ... |
Jimuin
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Yoshiko Tashiro | ... |
Ryokan no jochuu
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Haruko Chichibu | ... |
Ryokan no jochuu
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Takashi Miki | ... |
Tuyauta-shi
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Binnosuke Nagao | ... |
Onomichi no ishi
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Directed by
| Yasujirô Ozu | ||
Written by
| Kôgo Noda | ... | (scenario) and |
| Yasujirô Ozu | ... | (scenario) |
Produced by
| Takeshi Yamamoto | ... | producer |
Music by
| Takanobu Saitô | ||
Cinematography by
| Yûharu Atsuta | ||
Film Editing by
| Yoshiyasu Hamamura | ||
Editorial Department
| Ryûji Hayashi | ... | film development |
Production Design by
| Tatsuo Hamada | ||
Art Direction by
| Tatsuo Hamada | ||
Costume Design by
| Taizô Saitô | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Osamu Takahashi | ... | assistant director |
| Kouzou Yamamoto | ... | assistant director |
| Shôhei Imamura | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Setsutarô Moriya | ... | set dresser |
| Toshio Takahashi | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Yoshiomi Hori | ... | sound assistant |
| Mitsuru Kaneko | ... | sound engineer |
| Yoshisaburô Senoo | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Takashi Kawamata | ... | assistant camera |
| Itsuo Takashita | ... | lighting technician |
| Takeshi Yakuwa | ... | lighting assistant |
Other crew
| Don Brown | ... | english subtitle translation |
| Tomiji Shimizu | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shôchiku Eiga (1953) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku Home Video (2003) (Japan) (DVD) (box-set)
- Shochiku Home Video (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Aito Mäkinen & Co (1964) (Finland) (theatrical)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Carlotta Films (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Contemporary Films (1965) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Gutek Film (2010) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Shochiku Company (1953) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1964) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (re-release)
- A Contracorriente Films (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2010) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- DeAPlaneta (Spain)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- Films sans Frontières (2003) (France)
- Gutek Film (2012) (Poland) (DVD)
- Leopardo Filmes (2013) (Portugal)
- Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV) (1966) (Finland) (tv)
- New Yorker Films (1972) (United States) (subtitled)
- Raro Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
- Sandrews (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Shochiku Home Video (2013) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Tartan (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- YLE Teema (2005) (Finland) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1981) (Finland) (tv)
- trigon-film (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- trigon-film (2013) (Switzerland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Haiyuza (courtesy: Chieko Higashiyama, Eijiro Tono)
- Bungakuza (courtesy: Haruko Sugimura, Nobuo Nakamura, Nagaoka Teruko)
- Gekidan Chidori (courtesy: Zen Murase)
- Gekidan Wakakusa (courtesy: Mitsuhiro Mouri)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality. Written by Paul Watabe |
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| Taglines | As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film is notable for its use of the "tatami-mat" shot, in which the camera height is low and remains largely static throughout. See more » |
| Goofs | At timer mark 1:45:46, when the children are visiting their mother at home and leave the room to talk with the father in an adjoining room, just as they sit on the floor, you see the shadow of the boom-mic just drop into the scene and back out again, just over the sons head on the top right of the screen. This shadow is well into the frame against the edge of what appears to be a bookshelf and should not be considered a masking mistake of the projectionist. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Tokyo-Ga (1985). See more » |
| Quotes |
Kyoko:
[after the rest of the family had left]
I think they should have stayed a bit longer. Noriko: But they're busy. Kyoko: They're selfish. Demanding things and leaving like this. Noriko: They have their own affairs. Kyoko: But you have yours too. They're selfish. Noriko: But Kyoko... Kyoko: Wanting her clothes right after her death. I felt so sorry for poor mother. Even strangers would have been more considerate! Noriko: But look Kyoko. At your age I thought so too. But children do drift away from their parents. A woman has her own life, apart from her parents, when she becomes Shige's age. She meant no harm I'm sure. They have to look after their own lives. Kyoko: I wonder: I won't ever be like that. Then what's the point of family? Noriko: But children become like that, gradually. Kyoko: Then... you, too? Noriko: I may become like that in spite of myself. Kyoko: Isn't life disappointing? Noriko: Yes, it is. See more » |