Tokyo Story

Name: Tokyo Story
Released: 1953-11-03
Rating: 8.2

1953

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

Trailer

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.

Release Date

1953-11-03

Status

Released

Original Title

東京物語

Runtime

2h 17m

Original Language

JA

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Shochiku

Overview

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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