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Tokyo Story (東京物語, Tōkyō Monogatari) is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chishū Ryū and Chieko Higashiyama, about an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children.
Dec 30, 2020 · 1953. Topics. Yasujiro Ozu, postwar Tokyo, postwar Japan, drama, English-subtitles. Language. Japanese. A profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, Tokyo Story is the crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujiro Ozu.
Apr 19, 2021 · Watch the classic Japanese drama Tokyo Story by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Setsuko Hara, and explore the themes of family, aging and loss.
Mar 13, 1972 · Tokyo Story: Directed by Yasujirô Ozu. With Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura. An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.
Jan 9, 2000 · No story could be simpler. An old couple come to the city to visit their children and grandchildren. Their children are busy, and the old people upset their routines. In a quiet way, without anyone admitting it, the visit goes badly. The parents return home. A few days later, the grandmother dies.
A profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, Tokyo Story is the crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujiro Ozu.
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. The elderly Shukishi (Chishu Ryu) and his wife, Tomi (Chieko Higashiyama), take the long journey from their small seaside village to ...
Synopsis. An elderly couple, Shukichi and Tomi Hirayama in the small town of Onomichi pack and talk about their upcoming trip to Tokyo to visit their adult children. Youngest daughter Kyoko brings them box lunches and then leaves for work. A neighbor pops in and wishes them well.
Yasujirō Ozu Tokyo monogatari (Tokyo Story) 1953. Not on view. Ozu was more firmly rooted in the twentieth century than any other Japanese director: his films do not rely on exotic historical spectacle, elaborate costumes, or tales of honor and conquest.
Tokyo Story is the best known (in the West) of this extraordinary cycle, a quietly tragic tale of an ageing couple coming to the painful realisation that their family no longer needs them. Luminous Ozu regular Setsuko Hara plays daughter-in-law Noriko.
