Hirayama Zhoujiandare an elderly couple. Their lives are a bit lonely and lonely, so they decide to go to Tokyo to visit their children who are already married. They arrived happily, but received a rather cold reception. The son, daughter-in-law, daughter, and son-in-law are all very busy due to the pressure of life, and there is no time to greet the two elders. Therefore, it is recommended that they go to Atami for vacation. On the surface, it gives them a chance to relax and visit, but in fact they want to get rid of them. Only the young widow daughter-in-law Kikomore caring and considerate to them. Soon after the two elders returned to their hometown, the children received telegrams from their mother that their mother was seriously ill. They then returned to their hometown to visit their critically ill mother, who could no longer identify them. After the funeral, the children rushed back to Tokyo again, only Kiko stayed a few more days to accompany the widowed elderly in their twilight years. Kiko admits that being a widow is very difficult for her, and the old man persuades her to remarry. Then, Mr. Hirayama stayed alone in the house, thinking about his lonely old age
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Tokyo Story movie plot
2021-12-22 08:01
Extended Reading
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Tomi Hirayama: You may be happy while you're still young. But as you become older, you'll find it lonely.
Noriko: I won't get that old, so don't worry.
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Tomi Hirayama: [saying good-bye at the train station] You were so nice to us, children. Now that we've seen you all, you need not come down, even if anything should happen to either one of us.
Shige Kaneko: Don't talk like that. This isn't a farewell.
Tomi Hirayama: I mean it. We live too far away.