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Tokyo Story 1972

Runtime

136 min

Language

Japanese

Japanese

An elderly couple, Tomi and Sukichi, travel from the countryside to visit their grown children in Tokyo. However, they find their offspring preoccupied with their own busy lives and less attentive than they had hoped. The visit becomes a moving portrayal of the growing distance between generations and the challenges of maintaining family bonds in a rapidly changing postwar Japan. Through subtle observations and quiet moments, the film explores themes of tradition, aging, and the passage of time.

An elderly couple, Tomi and Sukichi, travel from the countryside to visit their grown children in Tokyo. However, they find their offspring preoccupied with their own busy lives and less attentive than they had hoped. The visit becomes a moving portrayal of the growing distance between generations and the challenges of maintaining family bonds in a rapidly changing postwar Japan. Through subtle observations and quiet moments, the film explores themes of tradition, aging, and the passage of time.

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Tokyo Story does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Metascore

8.1

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