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.
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Drama + Family in Japan
52 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tokyo Family itself).
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
Tokyo Family holds position #142 of 530 Japan films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tokyo Family premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2726th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
55 audience reviews — more than 66% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (66th percentile) outruns trending popularity (30th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
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 |