Tokyo Story = Tôkyô monogatari (= 東京物語) (1953)
Tokyo Story follows an aging couple, Tomi and Sukichi, on their journey from their rural village to visit their two married children in bustling, post-war Tokyo. Their reception is disappointing: too busy to entertain them, their children send them off to a health spa. After Tomi falls ill she and Sukichi return home, while the children, grief-stricken, hasten to be with her.
Primary Title
- Tokyo Story = Tôkyô monogatari (= 東京物語)
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 16 October 2016
Release Year
- 1953
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 05
Duration
- 155:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Tokyo Story follows an aging couple, Tomi and Sukichi, on their journey from their rural village to visit their two married children in bustling, post-war Tokyo. Their reception is disappointing: too busy to entertain them, their children send them off to a health spa. After Tomi falls ill she and Sukichi return home, while the children, grief-stricken, hasten to be with her.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Japanese
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Aging parents--Japan--Drama
- Parent and child--Japan--Drama
- Conflict of generations--Japan--Drama
- Feature films--Japan
Genres
- Drama
Contributors
- Yasujirô Ozu (Director)
- Kôgo Noda (Writer)
- Yasujirô Ozu (Writer)
- Chishû Ryû (Actor)
- Chieko Higashiyama (Actor)
- Sô Yamamura (Actor)
- Setsuko Hara (Actor)
- Haruko Sugimura (Actor)
- Takeshi Yamamoto (Producer)
- Takanobu Saitô (Composer)
- Yûharu Atsuta (Cinematographer)
- Shôchiku Eiga (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Aging parents--Japan--Drama
- Parent and child--Japan--Drama
- Conflict of generations--Japan--Drama
- Feature films--Japan