Tokyo Twilight Film Still
  • Japan
  • 1957
  • 141 minutes
  • Black and White
  • 1.33:1
  • Japanese
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SYNOPSIS: One of Ozu’s most piercing portraits of family strife, Tokyo Twilight follows the parallel paths of two sisters contending with an absent mother, unwanted pregnancy, and marital discord.

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Cast

Takako NumataSetsuko Hara
Akiko SugiyamaIneko Arima
Shukichi SugiyamaChishu Ryu
Kisako Soma Isuzu Yamada
Noburo KawaguchiTeiji Takahashi
Kenji Kimura Masami Taura
Shigeko TakeuchiHaruko Sugimura
Seki Sekiguchi So Yamamura

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