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Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

# As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief.
Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English , Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1953-11-03
⌚ Running Time: 137 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.179

Beloved Cast

Chishū Ryū original image
Shukichi Hirayama
Chishū Ryū
Chieko Higashiyama original image
Tomi Hirayama
Chieko Higashiyama
Setsuko Hara original image
Noriko Hirayama
Setsuko Hara
Haruko Sugimura original image
Shige Kaneko
Haruko Sugimura
Sō Yamamura original image
Koichi Hirayama
Sō Yamamura
Kuniko Miyake original image
Fumiko Hirayama
Kuniko Miyake
Kyōko Kagawa original image
Kyoko Hirayama
Kyōko Kagawa
Eijirō Tōno original image
Numata
Eijirō Tōno
Nobuo Nakamura original image
Kurazo Kaneko
Nobuo Nakamura
Shirō Ōsaka original image
Keizo Hirayama
Shirō Ōsaka
Hisao Toake original image
Osamu Hattori
Hisao Toake
Teruko Nagaoka original image
Yone Hattori
Teruko Nagaoka
Mutsuko Sakura original image
Oden Restaurant Woman
Mutsuko Sakura
Toyo Takahashi original image
Woman Next Door
Toyo Takahashi
Tōru Abe original image
Railway Staff
Tōru Abe
Sachiko Mitani original image
Apartment Owner
Sachiko Mitani
Ryōko Mizuki original image
Beauty Salon Customer
Ryōko Mizuki
Keijirō Morozumi original image
Policeman
Keijirō Morozumi
Shozo Suzuki original image
Office Worker
Shozo Suzuki
Haruko Chichibu original image
Inn Maid
Haruko Chichibu
Takashi Miki original image
Tuyautashi
Takashi Miki
Toshinosuke Nagao original image
Doctor
Toshinosuke Nagao
Zen Murase original image
Minoru Hirayama
Zen Murase
Mitsuhiro Môri original image
Isamu Hirayama
Mitsuhiro Môri
Yoshiko Togawa original image
Hospital Patient
Yoshiko Togawa
Fumio Tooyama original image
Inspired Man
Fumio Tooyama
Tomoka Hasebe original image
Mahjong Player
Tomoka Hasebe

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