1953 · 137 min · NR

Tokyo Story

Name: Tokyo Story
Genre: Drama
Released: 1953
Duration: 137 min
Cast: Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · Drama

Tokyo Story (1953) is a Drama film, directed by Yasujirō Ozu set in Tokyo and Onomichi during the 1950s.

Themes of family & loyalty, mortality & aging, and memory & nostalgia play out through multiple perspectives.

Composer

Takanobu Saitō

Cinematography

Yûharu Atsuta

Cast

Chishū RyūChieko HigashiyamaSetsuko HaraHaruko SugimuraSo YamamuraKuniko MiyakeKyōko KagawaEijirō Tōno

The world of this film

Setting

Where

TokyoOnomichi

Setting

Urban Coastal Sea

When

1950s

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Mortality & Aging Memory & Nostalgia

Structure

Multiple Perspectives

Tone

MelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleFemale Led

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Tokyo Story

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Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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