Tokyo Twilight

1957 2h 21m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 160

Drama

Synopsis

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Two sisters learn about the existence of their long-lost biological mother, but the younger is unable to accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Setsuko Hara
Takako Numata
Ineko Arima
Akiko Sugiyama
Chishū Ryū
Shukichi Sugiyama
Isuzu Yamada
Kisako Soma
Teiji Takahashi
Noburo Kawaguchi
Masami Taura
Kenji Kimura
Haruko Sugimura
Shigeko Takeuchi
So Yamamura
Seki Sekiguchi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Writers: Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Yûharu Atsuta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Setsuko Hara and Ineko Arima and Chishū Ryū carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0051093 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Yasujirō Ozu directs. Yûharu Atsuta behind the camera. Takanobu Saitō scores. Yoshiyasu Hamamura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

169 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Yûharu Atsuta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Takanobu Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yoshiyasu Hamamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Setsuko Hara and Ineko Arima and Chishū Ryū carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0051093 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.