Tokyo Family

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Tokyo Family

2013

2h 26m

7.3(70 votes)

Drama

Overview

An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find them preoccupied and self-involved.

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13 members

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橋爪功

Shukichi Hirayama

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吉行和子

Tomiko Hirayama

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妻夫木聡

Masatsugu

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蒼井優

Noriko Mamiya

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妻夫木聡

Shuji Hirayama

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西村雅彥

Koichi Hirayama

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夏川結衣

Fumiko Hirayama

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中嶋朋子

Shigeko Kanai

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林家正蔵

Kurazo Kanai

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小林稔侍

Numata

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風吹ジュン

Kayo

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茅島成美

Kyoko Hattori

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荒川ちか

Yuki

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