Tokyo Family (2013)

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• Movie: Tokyo Family
• Romaji: Tokyo Kazoku
• Japanese: 東京家族

• Director: Yoji Yamada
• Writer: Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu
• Producer: Hiroshi Fukazawa, Takashi Yajima
• Cinematographer: Masashi Chikamori
• Release Date: January 19, 2013
• Runtime: 146 min.
• Genre: Drama / Family
• Distributor: Shochiku
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

An old married couple Shukichi Hirayama (Isao Hashizume) and Tomiko ( Kazuko Yoshiyuki) live on a small island in the Inland Sea. They go to Tokyo. The couple have 3 children. The eldest son Koichi (Masahiko Nishimura) runs a hospital. The first daughter Shigeko (Tomoko Nakajima) runs a beauty salon. The second son Shuji (Satoshi Tsumabuki) 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 fiance Noriko (Yu Aoi), but Tomiko collapses at Koichi’s house …