Principal cast
Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura and So Yamamura
Film 102 of 498 on the Screen Path
Tokyo Story
As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief.
About the film
Tokyo Story at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1953 film at stop 102 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Yûharu Atsuta (director of photography), Yoshiyasu Hamamura (editor), Takanobu Saitō (original music composer), Kōgo Noda (screenplay) and Yasujirō Ozu (screenplay)
- Director
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Release
- 1953-11-03
- Runtime
- 137 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- Japan
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
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Before you watch
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After the film
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Full cast
- Chishū RyūCharacter: Shukichi Hirayama
- Chieko HigashiyamaCharacter: Tomi Hirayama
- Setsuko HaraCharacter: Noriko Hirayama
- Haruko SugimuraCharacter: Shige Kaneko
- So YamamuraCharacter: Koichi Hirayama
- Kuniko MiyakeCharacter: Fumiko Hirayama
- Kyōko KagawaCharacter: Kyoko Hirayama
- Eijirō TōnoCharacter: Numata
- Nobuo NakamuraCharacter: Kurazo Kaneko
- Shirō ŌsakaCharacter: Keizo Hirayama
- Hisao ToakeCharacter: Osamu Hattori
- Teruko NagaokaCharacter: Yone Hattori
Full crew
Full crew
- Yasujirō OzuCredits: Director, Screenplay
- Yûharu AtsutaCredits: Director of Photography
- Takanobu SaitōCredits: Original Music Composer
- Takeshi YamamotoCredits: Producer
- Tatsuo HamadaCredits: Production Design, Art Direction
- Yoshiyasu HamamuraCredits: Editor
- Taizô SaitôCredits: Costume Design
- Takashi KawamataCredits: Assistant Camera
- Ryûji HayashiCredits: Film Processor
- Setsutarô MoriyaCredits: Set Dresser
- Toshio TakahashiCredits: Set Designer
- Itsuo TakashitaCredits: Lighting Technician
- Tomiji ShimizuCredits: Script Supervisor
- Mitsuru KanekoCredits: Sound Engineer
- Yoshiomi HoriCredits: Sound Assistant
- Shōhei ImamuraCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Yoshisaburo SenoCredits: Sound Recordist
- Kōgo NodaCredits: Screenplay
- Kôzô YamamotoCredits: Assistant Director
- Osamu TakahashiCredits: Assistant Director
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