Tokyo Story (1953) – Filming Locations
Drama · Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · Starring Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama
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.
Where was Tokyo Story filmed?
- Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo – The family home and neighborhood streets where the elderly couple stays with their son. The primary residential setting where most of the film's domestic scenes take place in post-war Tokyo
- Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo – Street scenes and shopping district where characters walk and interact. The bustling commercial district of Tokyo featured in several exterior scenes showing the urban landscape
- Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo – Riverside scenes where characters visit and reflect. The scenic riverside location used for outdoor sequences that provide context to the family's activities in Tokyo