Is Tokyo Story scary?

No. Less frightening than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Tokyo Story violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Tokyo Story one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 90% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Tokyo Story easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Tokyo Story end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Tokyo Story

Name: Tokyo Story
Genre: Drama
Released: 1953
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura

As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief.

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Produced by Shochiku

1953137 min8.1 / 10

A profound, unhurried meditation on aging, family obligation, and the bittersweet passage of time, told through the quiet visit of elderly parents to their busy adult children in postwar Tokyo.

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.

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Questions people ask

Is Tokyo Story scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is Tokyo Story sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Tokyo Story violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Tokyo Story one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 90% of films.
Is Tokyo Story easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Does Tokyo Story end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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