Tokyo Family

2013 2h 26m JA

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 74

Drama

Synopsis

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An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find them preoccupied and self-involved.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Isao Hashizume
Shukichi Hirayama
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tomiko Hirayama
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Masatsugu
Yu Aoi
Noriko Mamiya
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Shuji Hirayama
Masahiko Nishimura
Koichi Hirayama
Yui Natsukawa
Fumiko Hirayama
Tomoko Nakajima
Shigeko Kanai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoji Yamada
Writers: Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoji Yamada, shot by Masashi Chikamori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Iwao Ishii shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Isao Hashizume and Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Satoshi Tsumabuki carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1796652 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yoji Yamada directs. Masashi Chikamori behind the camera. Joe Hisaishi scores. Iwao Ishii cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yoji Yamada, shot by Masashi Chikamori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Iwao Ishii shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Isao Hashizume and Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Satoshi Tsumabuki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1796652 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.