Japan Tokyo Story sits in the top 7% of Japan films on this catalog — ranked #342 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
東京物語
“As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief.”
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
The 1952–1954 Japan Window
19 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Tokyo Story sits at position #3.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tokyo Story. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shochiku
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1950s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tokyo Story premiered. 76 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #342 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (93rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #144 of 1,933 (top 7%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 2h 17m |
| Release Date | November 3, 1953 |
| IMDb | tt0046438 |