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Summary:

Tokyo Story follows an aging couple, Tomi and Sukichi, on their journey from their rural village to visit their two married children in bustling, post-war Tokyo. Their reception is disappointing: too busy to entertain them, their children send them off to a health spa. After Tomi falls ill she and Sukichi return home, while the children, grief-stricken, hasten to be with her.

Contributors:

Ozu, Yasujirō, 1903-1963

Noda, Kōgo, 1893-1968

Ryū, Chishū, 1904-1993

Higashiyama, Chieko, 1890-1980

Yamamura, Sō, 1910-2000

Sugimura, Haruko, 1909-1997

Hara, Setsuko, 1920-2015

Kagawa, Kyōko

Osaka, Shiro

Atsuta, Yushun

Saito, Takanori

Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha

New Yorker Video (Firm)

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

In Japanese with English subtitles.

Related Works:

Tōkyō monogatari (Motion picture)

Other Related Resources:

Early summer

Related Series:

Japanese masters

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: Tokyo story

Subjects:

Aging parents — Japan — Drama

Parent and child — Japan — Drama

Conflict of generations — Japan — Drama

Japanese language films

Aging parents

Parent and child

Conflict of generations

Japan

Genres:

Feature films

Feature films — Japan

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

VHS format.

Performers:

Cast: Chishū Ryū, Chiyeko Higashiyama, So Yamamura, Haruko Sugimura, Setsuko Hara, Kyoko Kagawa, Shiro Osaka.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, Yushun Atsuta ; music, Takanori Saito.

General Notes:

A foreign film (Japan)
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (139 min.) : sound, black & white ; 1/2 in.

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; mono

Video Characteristics:

VHS; NTSC

Call Numbers:

MV 2436

OCLC Numbers:

27211320