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Tokyo Family

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Remake of:

Tokyo Story

Original title

Tokyo kazoku (Tokyo Family)

Year

2013

Running time

146 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Yôji Yamada

Screenwriter

Yôji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu

Cast

Music

Joe Hisaishi

Cinematography

Mafumi Chikamori

Producer

Shôchiku, Sumitomo Corporation, TV Asahi, Yahoo Japan, Tokio FM, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Eisei Gekijo, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, PIA Film

Genre

Drama | Family Relationships. Old Age / Elderly. Remake

Synopsis

An old married couple Shukichi Hirayama and Tomiko live on a small island in the Inland Sea. They go to Tokyo. The couple have 3 children. The eldest son Koichi runs a hospital. The first daughter Shigeko runs a beauty salon. The second son Shuji works in stage art. The families ask the parents to take a rest in Tokyo, but the parents do not like staying in Tokyo. One day, Tomiko visits Shuji's apartment. There, Tomiko is introduced to Shuji's fiancé Noriko, but Tomiko collapses at Koichi's house.

Rankings Position

#73 Best Remakes in the history of film

Awards: 2013: Seminci Film Festival: Best Film

2014: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: 12 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"One has to wonder how veteran director Yoji Yamada (...) got attached to this sad misfire, a distressingly faithful imitation which copies everything but the delicate poignancy and essential melancholy of Ozu."

Deborah Young: The Hollywood Reporter

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Ranking Lists Position

100 My Top 10 Movies from 2013 (37)

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Tokyo Family

2013

Yôji Yamada

7.0

(3,401)