Tokyo Story
■ Basic Data
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Year | 1953 |
| Country | Japan |
| Director | Yasujirō Ozu |
| Cast | Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, Sō Yamamura |
| Genre | Family drama |
■ Title Language Table
| Language | Text | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| English | Tokyo Story | – |
| Español | Cuentos de Tokio | Cuentos de Tokio |
| Français | Voyage à Tokyo | Voyage a Tokyo |
| Deutsch | Die Reise nach Tokio | Die Reise nach Tokio |
| Português | Era uma vez em Tóquio | Era uma vez em Toquio |
| Italiano | Viaggio a Tokyo | Viaggio a Tokyo |
| Русский | Токийская повесть | Tokiyskaya povest |
| 中文（简体） | 东京物语 | – |
| 中文（繁體） | 東京物語 | – |
| 한국어 | 동경 이야기 | Donggyeong iyagi |
| ไทย | โตเกียว สตอรี่ | Tokyo Story |
| Tiếng Việt | Chuyện Tokyo | Chuyen Tokyo |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Tokyo Story | Tokyo Story |
| 日本語 | 東京物語 | Tōkyō monogatari |
■ One-Line Definition
👉 A work that depicts a structure in which parental devotion and modern familial distance collide within postwar generational life.
■ Synopsis
An elderly couple visits their grown children in Tokyo and quietly confronts the emotional distance created by modern family life.
■ RECIPE Tags
#FilialDistance #SilentLoss #ModernFamily #AgingParents #IrreversibleTime
■ Primary Axis
- Entry: Parental arrival
Reason: The parents’ visit exposes the gap between family obligation and actual emotional availability.
Related Film: Make Way for Tomorrow - Middle: Everyday neglect
Reason: Harm emerges not through cruelty but through busyness, convenience, and quiet avoidance.
Related Film: Still Walking - Core: Irreversible filial regret
Reason: Recognition comes only after time has already removed the chance for repair.
Related Film: Yi Yi
■ Secondary Axes
- Family as vanishing form: Kinship remains formally intact while its lived substance has weakened.
Related Film: A Separation - Time beyond reconciliation: Ordinary life continues after loss, leaving grief absorbed into daily rhythm.
Related Film: The Straight Story
■ Person
- Director: Yasujirō Ozu
- Cast: Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, Sō Yamamura
■ Structural Tags
#GenerationalDistance #EverydayNeglect #DelayedRecognition
■ Attribute Tags
#Japan #1953Film #FamilyDrama
