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Tôkyô Monogatari (1953)

aka: Tokyo Story

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Genre
Drama
   
Synopsis

(Tokyo Monogatari) follows an aging couple, Tomi and Shukichi, as they journey from their rural village to visit their two married children in bustling, post-war Tokyo. Their reception, however, is disappointing: too busy to entertain them, the children send them off to a health spa. After Tomi falls ill, she and Shukichi return home, while the children, grief-stricken, hasten to be with her.

   
Directed by  
Yasujiro Ozu
   
Written by  
Kôgo Noda (writer); Yasujiro Ozu (writer).
   
Starring  
Chishu Ryu (Shukishi Hirayama); Chieko Higashiyama (Tomi Hirayama); Setsuko Hara (Noriko Hirayama); Haruko Sugimura (Shige Kaneko); Sô Yamamura (Koichi Hirayama); Kuniko Miyake (Fumiko Hirayama - his wife); Kyôko Kagawa (Kyoko Hirayama); Eijirô Tono (Sanpei Numata); Nobuo Nakamura (Kurazo Kaneko); Shirô Osaka (Keiso Hirayama); Hisao Toake (Osamu Hattori); Teruko Nagaoka (Yone Hattori); Mutsuko Sakura (Patron of the Oden Restaurant); Toyoko Takahashi (Shukichi Hirayama's Neighbor); Toru Abe (Train employee). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
 
Length (mins):
 136
Ratings:
 -- (U)
Language:
 JAP
Big 6 Oscar Wins:
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