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Director:
Writers:
Kôgo Noda (writer)
Yasujiro Ozu (writer)
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Release Date:
13 March 1972 (USA) more
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Plot:
An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city; but the children have little time for them. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Reviews:
"Isn't Life Depressing?" more (70 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Chishû Ryû ... Shukishi Hirayama
Chieko Higashiyama ... Tomi Hirayama
Setsuko Hara ... Noriko Hirayama
Haruko Sugimura ... Shige Kaneko
Sô Yamamura ... Koichi Hirayama
Kuniko Miyake ... Fumiko Hirayama - his wife
Kyôko Kagawa ... Kyoko Hirayama
Eijirô Tôno ... Sanpei Numata
Nobuo Nakamura ... Kurazo Kaneko
Shirô Osaka ... Keiso Hirayama
Hisao Toake ... Osamu Hattori
Teruko Nagaoka ... Yone Hattori
Mutsuko Sakura ... Patron of the Oden Restaurant
Toyo Takahashi ... Shukichi Hirayama's Neighbor (as Toyoko Takahashi)
Tôru Abe ... Train employee
Sachiko Mitani ... Noriko's Neighbor
Zen Murase ... Minoru Hirayama - Koichi's son
Mitsuhiro Mori ... Isamu Hirayama - Koichi's son
Junko Anan ... Beauty Salon Assistant
Ryoko Mizuki ... Biyôin no kyaku
Yoshiko Togawa ... Beauty Salon Client
Kazuhiro Itokawa ... Student - guest at Hattori's house
Keijiro Morozumi ... Police agent
Tsutomu Nijima ... Noriko's office boss
Shozo Suzuki ... Noriko's office colleague
Yoshiko Tashiro ... Hotel maid
Haruko Chichibu ... Hotel maid
Takashi Miki ... Singer
Binnosuke Nagao ... Doctor at Onomichi
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Directed by
Yasujiro Ozu 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Kôgo Noda  writer
Yasujiro Ozu  writer

Produced by
Takeshi Yamamoto .... producer
 
Original Music by
Kojun Saitô 
 
Cinematography by
Yuuharu Atsuta 
 
Film Editing by
Yoshiyasu Hamamura 
 
Production Design by
Tatsuo Hamada 
Itsuo Takahashi 
 
Costume Design by
Taizo Saito 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shohei Imamura .... first assistant director
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Tokyo Story (USA)
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Runtime:
136 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The original negative was lost soon after the film was completed, due to a fire at the vault of the lab in Yokohama city. The film had to be released using prints made from a dupe protective negative. more
Quotes:
Kyoko: Isn't life disappointing?
Noriko: [smiles] Yes, it is.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in F. (2007) more

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26 out of 31 people found the following review useful.
"Isn't Life Depressing?", 8 May 2004
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Author: Zykron G. Ghoderphest from United States

Two women are sitting on tatami mats. They are smiling and talking. One of

them says, "Isn't life depressing?" Wow... that pretty much says it.

Tokyo Story is defenitely one of the finest movies ever made. Easy. I don't care what anyone says: slow or not, this is one of Ozu's finest films. Very few movies have made my cry, but I did indeed weep at this movie. All of the acting

performances are very believeable, especially Hara's. The interesting knee- level tatami cinematography suits the film perfectly. Even the music is

impeccable.

What really gets me with Tokyo Story is how stunningly realistic it is. From the dialogue to the story, everything feels like real life. No matter what language you speak, what culture or country you hail from, this element is universal.

It's pretty much perfect... every character is fleshed out, there are no plot holes left open... I can't find anything to complain about it! 50 years after its release and it's still very contemporary... damn.

I give it **** out of ****.

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