Tokyo Family

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Tokyo Family
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Directed by Yōji Yamada
Screenplay byYōji Yamada
Emiko Hiramatsu
Starring Isao Hashizume
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Masahiko Nishimura
Tomoko Nakajima
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Edited byIwao Ishii
Music by Joe Hisaishi
Production
company
Release date
  • January 19, 2013 (2013-01-19)(Japan)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office ¥1.56 billion (US$15.2 million)

Tokyo Family (東京家族, Tōkyō Kazoku) is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Yōji Yamada. [1] It is a remake of the Japanese film Tokyo Story .

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Plot

The film is set in Tokyo and Ōsakikamijima, Hiroshima.

Cast

Reception

The film grossed ¥1.56 billion (US$15.2 million) at the Japanese box office. [2] Film Business Asia's Derek Elley gave the film a rating of 4 out of 10. [3]

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References

  1. 東京家族. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. Kevin Ma (29 January 2014). "Eternal Zero leads Japan B.O. for sixth weekend". Film Business Asia . Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. Derek Elley (13 February 2013). "Tokyo Family". Film Business Asia . Retrieved 29 January 2014.