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Tokyo Family

2013 · 146 min

A quiet, observant family drama that unfolds with gentle patience, leaving a lingering ache about distance and mortality.

Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Genres
Drama
Overview
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find them preoccupied and self-involved.
How it feels
Melancholic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, aging, grief, isolation
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Written by
Emiko Hiramatsu, Yoji Yamada
Starring
Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yu Aoi, Masahiko Nishimura, Yui Natsukawa, Tomoko Nakajima, Hayashiya Shōzō IX
Music
Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography
Masashi Chikamori
Runtime
146 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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