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Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

Drama · 1957

Two sisters learn about the existence of their long-lost biological mother, but the younger is unable to accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.

Movie details

Tokyo Twilight

1957 Drama 2h 21m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

8.0 / 10

5.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

100 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

87 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.7 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Two sisters learn about the existence of their long-lost biological mother, but the younger is unable to accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Tokyo Twilight?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Yasujirō Ozu

Written by

Kōgo Noda · Yasujirō Ozu

Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

Takako Numata

Ineko Arima

Ineko Arima

Akiko Sugiyama

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shukichi Sugiyama

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Kisako Soma

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

Noburo Kawaguchi

Masami Taura

Masami Taura

Kenji Kimura

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Shigeko Takeuchi

Court is in session

Put Tokyo Twilight on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.