Tokyo Story

1953 Yasujirō Ozu 2h 17m
Drama

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo.

Cast

Chishū Ryū Shukichi Hirayama
Chieko Higashiyama Tomi Hirayama
Setsuko Hara Noriko Hirayama
Haruko Sugimura Shige Kaneko
So Yamamura Koichi Hirayama
Kuniko Miyake Fumiko Hirayama
Kyōko Kagawa Kyoko Hirayama
Eijirō Tōno Numata

Vibes

Emotional Chill Deeply Moving Critic Favorite
The Filmatic Record No. 87 in The Filmatic 100

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Tokyo Story

Yi Yi 2000
Asian family dramas across eras. Two films about the quiet sadness of families who love each other but cannot say it. Watch as a double feature
Make Way for Tomorrow 1937
Parents abandoned by their children. Two films so devastating about family neglect that Ozu said he stole from McCarey. Watch as a double feature

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