Japan Synopsis
東京家族
An aging couple decide to leave their quiet lives in the country to pay a visit to their children and grandchildren in Tokyo. Once there, they discover that neither their oldest son, a doctor named Koichi, nor their eldest daughter Shigeko – who runs a beauty parlour – has time for them: both are too busy attending to their everyday concerns. Even the youngest son went his own way. The old couple feel lonely and bewildered in the fast-paced metropolis.
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
530 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Tokyo Family sits at position #142.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tokyo Family premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,236 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #538 of 1,933 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 2h 26m |
| Release Date | January 18, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt1796652 |
| Official Site | www.tokyo-kazoku.jp |