Tokyo Story
1953 · 137 min · Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
Tokyo Story (1953) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Nostalgia10%
- Sympathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 8.1/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Melancholy
- Sadness
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion: Anxiety
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Melancholy | Sadness | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 17 % | 1 % | 1 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Love | 23 % | 4 % | 3 % | 17 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Love | 27 % | 8 % | 6 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Empathy | 30 % | 16 % | 12 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Melancholy | 31 % | 22 % | 15 % | 27 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Love | 34 % | 26 % | 19 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Melancholy | 38 % | 29 % | 25 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Love | 36 % | 26 % | 21 % | 32 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Melancholy | 36 % | 28 % | 18 % | 32 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Melancholy | 41 % | 36 % | 23 % | 37 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Melancholy | 50 % | 40 % | 34 % | 47 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Empathy | 52 % | 36 % | 35 % | 49 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Love | 44 % | 30 % | 25 % | 40 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Melancholy | 48 % | 29 % | 25 % | 37 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Anxiety | 65 % | 34 % | 43 % | 47 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 79 % | 53 % | 69 % | 62 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Sadness | 81 % | 67 % | 76 % | 66 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 120′ | Melancholy | 75 % | 69 % | 66 % | 64 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 127′ | Melancholy | 78 % | 75 % | 66 % | 71 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 134′ | Melancholy | 84 % | 81 % | 73 % | 78 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Yone Hattori
Railway Staff
Apartment Owner
Beauty Salon Customer
Policeman
Office Worker
Inn Maid
Details
- Directed by
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Written by
- Yasujirō Ozu, Kōgo Noda
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1953
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Country
- Japan
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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