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Tokyo Twilight

Original title: Tôkyô boshoku
  • 19571957
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
4.1K
YOUR RATING
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
  • Drama
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot take the truth of being abandoned as a child.Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot take the truth of being abandoned as a child.Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot take the truth of being abandoned as a child.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
4.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Yasujirô Ozu
  • Writers
    • Kôgo Noda
    • Yasujirô Ozu
  • Stars
    • Setsuko Hara
    • Ineko Arima
    • Chishû Ryû
Top credits
  • Director
    • Yasujirô Ozu
  • Writers
    • Kôgo Noda
    • Yasujirô Ozu
  • Stars
    • Setsuko Hara
    • Ineko Arima
    • Chishû Ryû
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Chishû Ryû in Tokyo Twilight (1957)
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    Chishû Ryû in Tokyo Twilight (1957)
    Chishû Ryû in Tokyo Twilight (1957)
    Setsuko Hara in Tokyo Twilight (1957)
    Isuzu Yamada in Tokyo Twilight (1957)
    Isuzu Yamada in Tokyo Twilight (1957)
    Setsuko Hara in Tokyo Twilight (1957)
    Isuzu Yamada in Tokyo Twilight (1957)
    Isuzu Yamada in Tokyo Twilight (1957)
    Nobuo Nakamura and Isuzu Yamada in Tokyo Twilight (1957)

    Top cast

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    Setsuko Hara
    Setsuko Hara
    • Takako Numataas Takako Numata
    Ineko Arima
    Ineko Arima
    • Akiko Sugiyamaas Akiko Sugiyama
    Chishû Ryû
    Chishû Ryû
    • Shûkichi Sugiyamaas Shûkichi Sugiyama
    Isuzu Yamada
    Isuzu Yamada
    • Kisako Aijimaas Kisako Aijima
    Teiji Takahashi
    Teiji Takahashi
    • Noboru Kawaguchias Noboru Kawaguchi
    Masami Taura
    Masami Taura
    • Kenji Kimuraas Kenji Kimura
    Haruko Sugimura
    Haruko Sugimura
    • Shigeko Takeuchias Shigeko Takeuchi
    Sô Yamamura
    Sô Yamamura
    • Seki Sekiguchias Seki Sekiguchi
    Kinzô Shin
    Kinzô Shin
    • Yasuo Numataas Yasuo Numata
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Gihei Shimomura, noodle vendoras Gihei Shimomura, noodle vendor
    Nobuo Nakamura
    Nobuo Nakamura
    • Sakae Aibaas Sakae Aiba
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    • Policemanas Policeman
    Junji Masuda
    Junji Masuda
    Eiko Miyoshi
    Eiko Miyoshi
    • Midwifeas Midwife
    Teruko Nagaoka
    Teruko Nagaoka
    Mutsuko Sakura
    Fujio Suga
    Fujio Suga
    Tsûsai Sugawara
    Tsûsai Sugawara
    • Mahjong parlor owneras Mahjong parlor owner
    • Director
      • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Writers
      • Kôgo Noda
      • Yasujirô Ozu
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    • Trivia
      Abortion has been legal in Japan since 1948.
    • Quotes

      Takako Numata: [referring to her younger sister, Akiko] Father, please be more gentle with her. She grew up without knowing a mother's love. That's why she's so lonely.

    • Connections
      Referenced in I Lived, But... (1983)

    User reviews15

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A perfect balance.
    This is the last film that Yasujiro Ozu made in black and white and it is an outstanding achievement in every way. He has used his tried and trusted team of composer Saito, art director Hamada and one of the two cameramen that he regularly used, Yuharu Atsuta, whose 'framing' is superb. The performances are simply splendid. Seksuko Hara never ceases to amaze. Isuzu Yamada, very touching as the mother, gave a stupendous portrayal the same year as Lady Macbeth in Kurosawa's 'Throne of Blood'. The performance that dominates however is that of Ineko Arima as the young woman overcome by despair and feelings of worthlessness. This film is intensely moving and one in which Ozu has achieved the perfect balance of simplicity and depth, restraint and emotion. Must be seen.
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    • Nov 30, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 東京暮色
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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