Tokyo Story (1972)

03/13/1972 2h 17m

As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief.

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Setsuko Hara

as Noriko Hirayama

Born 06/17/1920

Died 09/05/2015, age

Sō Yamamura

as Koichi Hirayama

Born 02/24/1910

Died 05/26/2000, age

Kyōko Kagawa

as Kyoko Hirayama

Born 12/05/1931, age