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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.
Tokyo Story is a film that explores themes of fish, beach, dreams. It also touches on baby and coma and parent child relationship.
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Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Cast
Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura, Kuniko Miyake, Kyōko Kagawa, Eijirō Tōno, Nobuo Nakamura, Shirō Ōsaka
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Tokyo Story
You can watch Tokyo Story (1953) for free on Kanopy.
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8.2/10
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Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Cast
Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura, Kuniko Miyake, Kyōko Kagawa, Eijirō Tōno, Nobuo Nakamura, Shirō Ōsaka
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Tokyo Story is streaming on Max. Watch Tokyo Story for free on Kanopy. Watch Tokyo Story for free on Plex. Watch Tokyo Story for free on Plex Channel. Tokyo Story is streaming on Criterion Channel. Tokyo Story is streaming on TCM. Tokyo Story is not currently available on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV+. Availability last verified June 2, 2026.