Tokyo Family

Tokyo Family

2013 · 146 min · JA · 7.3 (74 votes)
Dir. Yoji Yamada · Starring Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yu Aoi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masahiko Nishimura · Music Joe Hisaishi
Drama

An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find them preoccupied and self-involved.

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
japantokyo, japan
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