Tokyo Story

Name: Tokyo Story
Genre: Drama
Released: 1953-11-03
Duration: 2 h 17 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura

1953·Movie·U·137 min·★ 8.2(1,222)

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“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.

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India	Tubi TV, Plex	—
United Kingdom	BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel, Plex	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada	Criterion Channel, Plex	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia	SBS On Demand, Plex	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
Germany	filmingo, Plex	filmingo
France	Sooner, Molotov TV, SFR Play, Plex	Apple TV Store, LaCinetek, Amazon Video
Spain	Movistar Plus+, Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total , Acontra Plus, Acontra Plus Amazon Channel	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Acontra Plus
Brazil	Belas Artes à La Carte, Plex	—
Japan	Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, U-NEXT, Plus Shochiku Amazon Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies

About Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story is a 1953 Japanese-language drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. The cast is led by Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara. It has a runtime of 2h 17m. Viewers rate it 8.2/10 across 1200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel.

Tokyo Story was produced by Shochiku and made in Japan. It was released on November 3, 1953, and carries a U certification.

Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Writers: Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu
Release date: November 3, 1953
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: U
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Production: Shochiku

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Tokyo Story cast & crew

Tokyo Story was directed by Yasujirō Ozu and written by Kōgo Noda and Yasujirō Ozu.

The cast features 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, and Kuniko Miyake as Fumiko Hirayama.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Takanobu Saitō, cinematography is by Yûharu Atsuta, and it was produced by Takeshi Yamamoto.

Is Tokyo Story worth watching?

Tokyo Story holds an audience score of 8.2/10 from 1,222 ratings, ranking it among the most acclaimed drama films.

At 2h 17m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Tokyo Story is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Tokyo Story

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