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Kyoto Story

Original title: Kyoto uzumasa monogatari
  • 2010
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Kyoto Story (2010)
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Kyoko is a university librarian and she also helps her parents with their drycleaning company. She is involved with a childhood friend from the neighborhood, Kota. He is the son of the local... Read allKyoko is a university librarian and she also helps her parents with their drycleaning company. She is involved with a childhood friend from the neighborhood, Kota. He is the son of the local tofu maker and has begun a moderately successful career as a stand-up comedian. A visitin... Read allKyoko is a university librarian and she also helps her parents with their drycleaning company. She is involved with a childhood friend from the neighborhood, Kota. He is the son of the local tofu maker and has begun a moderately successful career as a stand-up comedian. A visiting lecturer from Tokyo falls head-over-heels in love with Kyoko and asks her to go abroad w... Read all

  • Directors
    • Tsutomu Abe
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Writers
    • Tomoaki Sasae
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Stars
    • Hana Ebise
    • Yoshihiro Usami
    • Sôtarô Tanaka
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    224
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Tsutomu Abe
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Tomoaki Sasae
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Stars
      • Hana Ebise
      • Yoshihiro Usami
      • Sôtarô Tanaka
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Hana Ebise
    • Kyoko
    Yoshihiro Usami
    • Kota
    • (as USA)
    Sôtarô Tanaka
    • Enoki
    Rei Dan
    Rei Dan
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Yoshiyuki Hirai
    Mai Nishida
    Min Tanaka
    Min Tanaka
    Tetsuya Yanagihara
      • Directors
        • Tsutomu Abe
        • Yôji Yamada
      • Writers
        • Tomoaki Sasae
        • Yôji Yamada
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      There isn't much excitement or suspense in this film, it's pretty mellow. But it's a sweet story about love, family and legacy. About the existential question whether to break out or step into your parents' footsteps to keep the family business alive. It's also just nice to watch a civilization that still has its identity, culture and a semblance of community left, even in a bigger city such as Kyoto. There are still multigenerational households and small businesses and people know one another and interact like one big extended family. This no longer exists in the dying West, which has been totally ripped to shreds by multiculturalism and globalism.

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      • Release date
        • September 18, 2010 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • 京都太秦物語
      • Filming locations
        • Kyoto, Japan
      • Production company
        • Shochiku
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 30m(90 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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