Tokyo Story (1953) [N/A]
Featuring:
Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura
Written by:
Kôgo Noda
Yasujirô Ozu
Directed by:
Yasujirô Ozu
Release Date:
November 3, 1953
Original Title:
東京物語
Alternate Titles:
Cuentos de Tokyo
Die Reise nach Tokyo
Era Uma Vez em Tóquio
Foreldrene
Tokijska opowiesc
Tokyo Story
Tôkyô monogatari
Токийска история
Токійська повість
东京故事
東京物語
동경 이야기
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Shochiku
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 10 CZ: 12+ DE: 12 ES: A FI: S FR: TP GB: U JP: NR KR: ALL NL: AL PT: M/12 SE: Btl|7
Runtime: 137
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.
Elderly couple Shukishi and Tomi Hirayama live in the small coastal village of Onomichi, Japan with their youngest daughter, schoolteacher Kyoko Hirayama. Their other three surviving adult children, who they have not seen in quite some time, live either in Tokyo or Osaka. As such, Shukishi and Tomi make the unilateral decision to have an extended visit in Tokyo with their children, pediatrician Koichi Hirayama and beautician Shige Kaneko, and their respective families (which includes two grandchildren). In transit, they make an unexpected stop in Osaka and stay with their other son, Keiso Hirayama. All of their children treat the visit more as an obligation than a want, each trying to figure out what to do with their parents while they continue on with their own daily lives. At one point, they even decide to ship their parents off to an inexpensive resort at Atami Hot Springs rather than spend time with them. The only offspring who makes a concerted effort on this trip is Noriko Hirayama, their widowed daughter-in-law, whose husband, Shoji Hirayama, was killed eight years earlier in the war. Following the vacation, each child comes to some conclusion of their general behavior toward their parents, not only on this trip but throughout their entire adult lives. For some, this realization may come too late.
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