Tokyo Family (2013)

July 29, 2013 Dave Emiko Hiramatsu, Greg King, Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Satoshi Tasumabuki, Tokyo Family, Tokyo Family Review, Yoji Yamada, Yu Aoi

Summary: Elderly Shukichi and Tomiko swap their remote island home for Tokyo to spend some time with their three grown-up and very different children. Overcome with the stresses of the city, the kids absently shuffle their parents from one to the other, but when Tomiko has a stroke, everything they thought they valued is thrown into devastating relief.

Year: 2013

Australian Cinema Release Date: CTC

Australian DVD Release Date: TBA

Country: Japan

Director: Yoji Yamada

Screenwriter: Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu

Cast: Yu Aoi (Noriko), Isao Hashizume (Skukichi), Satoshi Tsumabuki (Masatsuga), Kazuko Yoshiyuki (Tomiko)

Runtime: 146 mins

Classification:CTC

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