Tokyo Family
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An aging couple decide to leave their quiet lives in the country to pay a visit to their children and grandchildren in Tokyo. Once there, they discover that neither their oldest son, a doctor named Koichi, nor their eldest daughter Shigeko - who runs a beauty parlour - has time for them: both are too busy attending to their everyday concerns. Even the youngest son went his own way. The old couple feel lonely and bewildered in the fast-paced metropolis.
VIBE
A poignant, quiet exploration of familial duty and the quiet ache of being forgotten. It's a slow, reflective journey through the emotional distance that can grow between generations, set against the backdrop of a bustling, indifferent city.
melancholicnostalgicheartbreakingbittersweetslow-burnslice-of-liferealistic dramacharacter studyfamilyagingdisconnectionurban isolation
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