Tokyo Story

"As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief."

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.

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Release Date

November 3, 1953

Status

Released

Original Title

東京物語

Runtime

2h 17min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English, Japanese

Production Companies

Shochiku