Tokyo Story

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

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.

Release Date

1953-11-03

Runtime

137 min

Rating

⭐ 8.2 (1174 votes)

Genres

Drama

Languages

English, Japanese

Country

Japan