Tokyo Chorus

Tokyo Chorus

91 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 15, 1931

Mr. Omura, a teacher, leads a group of male students in an outdoor drill. One slight, comic young man, Shinji Okajima, has no shirt under his jacket; he scratches at fleas and makes faces behind Omura's back. Jump ahead several years, Shinji is married with three children. He sells insurance, and on the company's annual bonus day, he protests when an older worker is fired. Shinji loses his own job as a result, and he and his wife must find ways to cope. Lassitude, pride, the demands and needs of young children, and relationships from bygone school days all play a part in the outcome of their struggle.

Tokyo Chorus

91 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 15, 1931

Tokyo Chorus
Mr. Omura, a teacher, leads a group of male students in an outdoor drill. One slight, comic young man, Shinji Okajima, has no shirt under his jacket; he scratches at fleas and makes faces behind Omura's back. Jump ahead several years, Shinji is married with three children. He sells insurance, and on the company's annual bonus day, he protests when an older worker is fired. Shinji loses his own job as a result, and he and his wife must find ways to cope. Lassitude, pride, the demands and needs of young children, and relationships from bygone school days all play a part in the outcome of their struggle.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 東京の合唱
Directors Hamao Negishi, Akira Kiyosuke, Kenkichi Hara, Yasujirō Ozu
Writers Komatsu Kitamura, Kōgo Noda

Cast

Tokihiko Okada

as Shinji Okajima

Emiko Yagumo

as Tsuma Sugako

Hideo Sugawara

as Sono Chounan

Hideko Takamine

as Sono Choujo

Tatsuo Saitō

as Omura Sensei

Chōko Iida

as Sensei no tusma

Takeshi Sakamoto

as Rou-Shain Yamada

Reikô Tani

as Shachou

Kenichi Miyajima

as Hisho

Isamu Yamaguchi

as Kaisha no Douryou