Tokyo Story [1953 film] (1953)

by Yasujiro Ozu (Director), Kogo Noda (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Yūharu Atsuta, Tatsuo Hamada, Yoshiyasu Hamamura, Setsuko Hara, Chieko Higashiyama — 1 more, Chishu Ryu

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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.… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Ozu, Yasujiro	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Noda, Kogo	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Atsuta, Yūharu	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hamada, Tatsuo	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hamamura, Yoshiyasu	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hara, Setsuko	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Higashiyama, Chieko	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ryu, Chishu	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The Criterion Collection (217)

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The Noriko Trilogy (Late Spring / Early Summer / Tokyo Story) by Yasujirō Ozu

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Tokyo Story [screenplay] by Yasujirō Ozu

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Make Way for Tomorrow [1937 film] by Leo McCarey

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Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time (Critics' poll – 1992)

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Tokyo Story [1953 film]

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東京物語

Tōkyō Monogatari

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1953-11-03

1953

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Tokyo, Japan

Atami, Japan

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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.

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