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Tôkyô boshoku

  • 19571957
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  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
4.2K
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Tôkyô boshoku (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
4.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Yasujirô Ozu
  • Writers
    • Kôgo Noda
    • Yasujirô Ozu
  • Stars
    • Setsuko Hara
    • Ineko Arima
    • Chishû Ryû
  • 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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    Tôkyô boshoku (1957)
    Chishû Ryû in Tôkyô boshoku (1957)
    Teruko Nagaoka in Tôkyô boshoku (1957)
    Chishû Ryû in Tôkyô boshoku (1957)
    Chishû Ryû in Tôkyô boshoku (1957)
    Setsuko Hara in Tôkyô boshoku (1957)
    Isuzu Yamada in Tôkyô boshoku (1957)
    Isuzu Yamada in Tôkyô boshoku (1957)
    Setsuko Hara in Tôkyô boshoku (1957)
    Isuzu Yamada in Tôkyô boshoku (1957)
    Isuzu Yamada in Tôkyô boshoku (1957)
    Nobuo Nakamura and Isuzu Yamada in Tôkyô boshoku (1957)

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    Setsuko Hara
    Setsuko Hara
    • Takako Numata
    Ineko Arima
    Ineko Arima
    • Akiko Sugiyama
    Chishû Ryû
    Chishû Ryû
    • Shûkichi Sugiyama
    Isuzu Yamada
    Isuzu Yamada
    • Kisako Aijima
    Teiji Takahashi
    Teiji Takahashi
    • Noboru Kawaguchi
    Masami Taura
    Masami Taura
    • Kenji Kimura
    Haruko Sugimura
    Haruko Sugimura
    • Shigeko Takeuchi
    Sô Yamamura
    Sô Yamamura
    • Seki Sekiguchi
    Kinzô Shin
    Kinzô Shin
    • Yasuo Numata
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Gihei Shimomura, noodle vendor
    Nobuo Nakamura
    Nobuo Nakamura
    • Sakae Aiba
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    • Policeman
    Junji Masuda
    Junji Masuda
    Eiko Miyoshi
    Eiko Miyoshi
    • Midwife
    Teruko Nagaoka
    Teruko Nagaoka
    Mutsuko Sakura
    Fujio Suga
    Fujio Suga
    Tsûsai Sugawara
    Tsûsai Sugawara
    • Mahjong parlor owner
    • Director
      • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Writers
      • Kôgo Noda
      • Yasujirô Ozu
    • All cast & crew
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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 Ikite wa mita keredo - Ozu Yasujirô den (1983)

    User reviews15

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    10/10
    If we needed more proof that Ozu was not of this world, here it is
    A two grown up sisters living with their single father, find out they have a mother who abounded them years ago. Feelings of hostile and anger, goes around them both. Another masterful filmmaking by Ozu, through family and loneliness, abandonment and anger, fulfill this piece. Setsuko Hara and Chishû Ryû, stunning as usual. A little different Ozu film in many ways, here we have a lot of darkness and hardness around family and family members. A masterpiece.
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    • Gunnar_Ingibjargarson
    • Jun 12, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 1957 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Tokyo Twilight
    • 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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