Japan Synopsis
東京の宿
Kihachi, an unemployed worker, wanders around the industrial flatlands of Tokyo's Koto district with his two young sons, Zenko and Masako. He is unable to find a job and has to rely on his sons catching stray dogs to earn reward money for their meals. As days go by, Kihachi and the boys no longer have enough money to stay at an inn for the night. Luckily for him, he encounters an old friend, Otsune, who finds him a job and allows them to stay at her eatery house.
The 1934–1936 Japan Window
5 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. An Inn in Tokyo sits at position #5.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with An Inn in Tokyo. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shochiku
The 1930s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1930s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when An Inn in Tokyo premiered. 22 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,227 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #984 of 1,933 (top 51%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, No Language |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 20m |
| Release Date | November 21, 1935 |
| IMDb | tt0027118 |