Drama · Japan · 1953 · 2h 17m

Tokyo Story

東京物語

Tokyo Story poster
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Cast
Chishū Ryū as Shukichi Hirayama Chieko Higashiyama as Tomi Hirayama Setsuko Hara as Noriko Hirayama Haruko Sugimura as Shige Kaneko So Yamamura as Koichi Hirayama Kuniko Miyake as Fumiko Hirayama
Crew
Yûharu Atsuta — Director of Photography Yoshiyasu Hamamura — Editor Takanobu Saitō — Original Music Composer Kōgo Noda — Screenplay Yasujirō Ozu — Screenplay Takeshi Yamamoto — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Tokyo Story — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
fishbeachdreamsbabycomaparent child relationshippeaceboatcakeofficebaseballclassroom
Key Collaborators
Yasujirō Ozu Director Yûharu Atsuta Director of Photography Yoshiyasu Hamamura Editor Takanobu Saitō Original Music Composer Kōgo Noda Screenplay Yasujirō Ozu Screenplay Takeshi Yamamoto Producer Tatsuo Hamada Production Design Taizô Saitô Costume Design
Follow the Thread

Yasujirō Ozu directed Tokyo Story. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Yasujirō Ozu's filmography → More Drama → Yûharu Atsuta's cinematography →
Agent-readable