After many years, Tokyo has changed a lot, and hirayama and his wife Tomiko are already white, and they are at a loss. When they grew up, the three children left the countryside one after another to go to the bustling Tokyo to work hard for life, and it was difficult to reunite once a year, and the old couple came this time to visit the children.
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The eldest son, Koichi, graduated from a prestigious university with a doctorate in medicine, is a steady and composed person, and now has a family and runs a private clinic. The most reassuring, and the daughter-in-law is gentle and virtuous, knowing that the in-laws are coming, and get up early in the morning to clean up. The house was not very spacious, and she deliberately persuaded her reluctant eldest son to give up the room for her in-laws to rest. Her daughter Zizi has married a woman and opened a hairdresser's shop, which is busy every day, but she earns some small money and does not have to have food and clothing. To talk about the most reassuring, it belongs to the youngest son, Changji, who was very naughty when he was a child, and he did not care when he grew up. Now that he is almost 30 years old and has not yet started a family, working as a temporary artist in a theater, in the eyes of his family, he is a typical example of unreliability and unprofessional work, and his father has been disappointed in him since he was a child.
Sure enough, his sister asked him to go to the station to pick up his parents, but he carelessly mistook the wrong station, and Pingshan was impatient and decided to take a taxi. Before coming, father and son had already made travel plans and pointed out the way for the driver. But the other party was quite impatient, saying that we had car navigation. The old two looked at each other, both curious and a little lonely. The children were very happy about the arrival of their parents, but there was a little more politeness and greeting between the words, and a little bit of paradoxical estrangement.
As the saying goes, the next generation is relatives, but the eldest grandson is sullen because his grandparents want to occupy his room, while the little grandson only cares about playing games, and before he can say a few words, he runs away indifferently. On the contrary, it is Changji who hangs Er Lang Dang closest to his parents, and jokes with them and chats with them. The parents talked about what his childhood friends were doing and how many children they had. Changji teased, I remember, it turns out that you are talking about those two bad students. The boss can't look at it, what qualifications do you have to laugh at others, and when you can really live independently, let's talk about this.
After the meal, the family chatted about the trivialities of their hometown, as well as acquaintances in the countryside, some remarried and went to other places, living a very bitter life, and some died for many years, and everything was wrong. Hirayama has another purpose this time, that is, to get rid of the workers who have died at the moment. After the children dispersed, the old couple was satisfied to live in the room where the daughter-in-law had settled. Fuzi smiled and sighed, today is so tired, but very happy, the children have come, for a long time there has not been such a reunion. At this time, xiaoxue, the daughter of a country neighbor, called and cared about whether the two old people were tired from the journey and how the trip to Tokyo was, and asked them not to worry, and the family would help take care of it.
The next day, the weather was very good, and Koichi was ready to take his parents to visit Tokyo, and the old couple was naturally very happy and looked forward to this trip. But the plan can not catch up with the change, a family's children have a high fever, urgently need to go to the clinic, although you can let your peers help, but it is not conducive to the long-term operation of the clinic. Moreover, he is a doctor, and there is no reason to leave the patient alone. Although the old couple was a little disappointed, but also understood the difficulty of their son's life, the guilty daughter-in-law proposed to take her parents to play, but the clinic must leave a person to take care of. In desperation, the trip to Tianlun had to be postponed to the next time. This made the little grandson very dissatisfied, always saying that the next time, the next time, but never fulfilled the promise.
Seeing that his grandson was unhappy, Fuzi coaxed him to accompany him out and buy him everything he wanted. In the park, the grandson is playing with himself on the side, although the grandmother tries to find a topic, but because of the long separation, the affection between the grandchildren is getting thinner and thinner. After the thunder, the heavy rain poured down, and the two old men came to the daughter's house, downstairs is a hairdresser, upstairs is a place of rest, very narrow and crowded. Because there were too many guests, the old couple who had no time to take care of them spent a whole day in the boring nest upstairs. Shiko was very sorry and proposed that her husband take her parents out for a walk tomorrow. The husband thought about it, tomorrow I have something to do, it may not be convenient. In the end, because he was too busy, he could not open his body to call his brother, hoping that he would accompany his parents out to play, and although Changji was a little afraid of his father's majesty, he still took on this responsibility.
On the sightseeing bus, watching the earth-shaking changes in Tokyo, the old couple was very excited, but Changji stayed up late last night and worked overtime, dozed off continuously, and received calls from work from time to time. During the meal, his father asked him how his current job was, whether he could support himself, and whether he had any prospects. Changji thinks that he is still in the stage of learning and accumulating experience, and he will talk about things later. However, in the eyes of the old man, this is no different from not doing the right thing, said, so you just want to be lazy, you want to be relaxed. In the face of questioning, Changji, who has not been good at getting along with his father since childhood, said distraughtly that it is very difficult to live in Tokyo alone, and if there is any ease to speak of, don't say it, you can't say it. After listening to his son's words, Hirayama had to hide his worries in his heart, and his face became longer and longer. He obviously wanted to express his concern for his son, but because of the harsh rebuke, he pushed his son farther and farther away.
After a few days in Tokyo, the two old men seemed to have no desire to go back, Yukichi and Shishiko were too busy to take care of them, and Changji couldn't be trusted. Indeed, when they came to Tokyo, they were already guests, and now that they are not leaving, the host is uneasy. It just so happens that Shiko has acquaintances in a luxury hotel, there are discounts on stays, the cost is two flat, rather than them hanging out on the noisy streets of Tokyo, it is better to live in a two-person world in the hotel, where you eat well and sleep well, just like a honeymoon trip, this method is very memorable, do a filial piety, but also save the trouble of care.
It is true that the hotel room is luxurious and spacious, but it is good, it is not home, just a luxurious room for sleeping. The old lady kept holding the bag in her hand and did not put it down, and Hirayama looked out the window lonely, and they just sat until dark. The meals at the hotel were fancy, but Hirayama had no appetite after only one bite. After the meal, the old couple sat in the room without lights on, looking at the gorgeous Ferris wheel outside the window in a daze, perhaps only the colorful world outside can soothe the two lonely hearts. Late at night, the long-sleepless wife sighed that lying on such a luxurious bed, but could not sleep.
As the sun rises in the east, seagulls occasionally fly in the sky, and two old men sit on the beach, joking with each other about last night's sleepless nights. When he saw the passers-by and dogs practicing in the morning next to him, Hirayama suddenly remembered the Shiba Inu Goro he had raised. When my wife heard it, she knew he was homesick. Now that the children have seen it, they will go to mourn their old friends, so let's go back, Pingshan said. Then, they left the room and returned to their daughter Shiko, but when they first entered the house, they got a complaint about why they didn't stay in the hotel for a few more days. Zizi said that it is not easy to run a self-employed person now, and the merchants on this street have agreed to meet every month to learn from each other's experience, and tonight it is their turn to live here, anyway, it is inconvenient to live here tonight.
The old two looked at each other, now that the hotel room has been withdrawn, it is not good to always go to trouble the Lucky family, and finally, Hirayama decided to go to his friend Numata's house to borrow a night. I heard that his son was very prominent, a minister of a certain group, presumably there would be an empty room in the house, and Numata often invited him to come to the house to play on the phone, while the old lady went to Changji. In fact, he has always thought that if he comes to Tokyo, he must go to the child's house to see, it must be dirty and messy, just help him clean it. Hirayama laughed at himself and finally fell into homelessness. Then, the two elderly men staggered in search of a place to stay in Tokyo.
When waiting for the car, Hirayama sighed that the daughter who married out spilled the water, and remembered that when he was a child, his son was very filial. The old wife said, not all of you spoil her, but too harsh on the sons, especially Changji, so that the child is worried all day, but poor parents in the world, tonight I will have a good chat with him, and tell him your expectations of being a father.
The old lady of Changji's family made his favorite home cooking and miso soup when he was a child, but he didn't expect that the home that he thought was dirty and messy was unusually clean and tidy. During the conversation, the doorbell rang, and a beautiful girl with a panicked face walked in, her name was Jizi, Changji's girlfriend, and the two fell in love at first sight when they were volunteers, that is, she cleaned the house spotlessly. Although it was the first time to meet, her generous and knowledgeable Da Li was very pleasing to the old lady. In just a few hours, she became the most standard daughter-in-law image in Fuzi's heart. At night, because of a heart affair, the old lady's joy overflowed into words. However, his father's consent must also be obtained. Hearing these words, Changji's mood instantly turned cloudy and cloudy, and he wanted to ask his mother to help convey it. But the old lady told her son that it was not a question of what you wanted to buy or what you wanted to do, and if you cherished Jizi and wanted to marry her, then say it yourself.
Before going to bed, Masaji asked her how she and her father met. The old lady said that she had forgotten it earlier, and she was together at the urging of people around her, but your father is a good man, and he has always been a knife mouth tofu heart. After saying that, she hid in the quilt with a shy face. That night, mother and son talked for a long time, as if there were endless words.
On the other hand, after mourning their deceased friends, Hirayama and Numata go to a sake house to reminisce. He is not in good health and has been abstaining from drinking for many years, but his old friend has advised him again and again, maybe this is the last time we will meet. Seeing that he could not resign, the old man had to raise his wine glass. As he drank three or two glasses of wine, he found that Numata, who usually spoke well on the phone, was not like that. It turned out that because of his good face, he said that the son who was still the leader of the group was a minister, and after the son remarried, he only knew how to please his wife, and both of them felt that he was an eyesore. Numata said that she wanted to invite you to stay at my house tonight, but the daughter-in-law will definitely shake her face, and she is really sorry.
When talking about his children, his friend envied Hirayama and said that his son was a doctor of medicine, and his daughter was in business, had a successful career, and lived a decent life. You come to Tokyo, your children take turns to live, and you are invited to stay in a luxury hotel, which makes me envy you. But Hirayama shook his head vigorously, saying that the children were not by the grandfather, the female was not by the mother, he originally hoped that the children, staying in their hometown to develop will certainly have a bright future, and they can still have their parents to take care of them, but they have to go to Tokyo, and now it is difficult to walk, the difficulty of survival needless to say, now the countryside is becoming more and more deserted, and even the shops are almost closed. Some drunken Hirayama sighed, what is wrong with this country, this is not going to work.
The next day, the old lady told Jizi, who came to the door again, that The child had no economic concept and was always spending money. Although Noriko has argued with him many times about this, she just likes Changji, open-minded and informal. The old lady liked the daughter-in-law in front of her more and more, so she handed her an envelope containing money, which was originally intended to be reserved for Changji's child to be used as an emergency in life, but now I think it is more appropriate and more reassuring to hand it over to you. Two people like children with hook fingers promised to be intimately better than mother and daughter.
At two o'clock last night, the drunken Hirayama returned to his house, spitting everywhere in the store, the daughter hated the drunkard father, and had a big fight with him, and the angry Hirayama came to the eldest son's house again. Yukiichi was puzzled and asked, why not stay at Numata for one night? Hirayama said that he was rejected, saying that his daughter-in-law did not give a good look. Faced with his father's homelessness, Yukiichi was somewhat ashamed. Not long after, her wife came back from Changji, she smiled and said to the sullen old man, this time Tokyo did not come in vain, you can rest assured, Changji will definitely work hard. Halfway through the conversation, my wife was ready to change clothes first, and then I would talk about it in detail. As she went upstairs, she turned to her daughter-in-law and said, I am really happy to be in Tokyo this time, thank you for your care.
However, before she could share the joy of life, she suddenly fainted in the stairwell, and her family rushed her to the hospital. In the face of the mother lying on the hospital bed, the children are still busy. Koichi's clinic is inseparable from people, Changji can't come back immediately after a business trip outside, And Shiko is too busy to leave, and even after receiving the news of hospitalization, she complains that her mother is really sick. When night fell, the children gradually put down their work and rushed to the hospital. Listening to the doctor, my mother's condition is very serious, just see if I can last until tomorrow morning. In the face of such bad news, the daughter cried loudly and could not cry. The old man said calmly, I didn't expect her to be able to do it so quickly, it was time to end it. Changji hurried to the hospital and specially summoned Jizi with him. He couldn't believe everything in front of him, obviously last night was fine, his mother also promised to help me introduce Jizi to the family, if my father objected, he would stand up and help me speak, how in the blink of an eye she would talk without counting, and she would leave me with a cruel heart.
At four o'clock in the morning, the old lady walked very peacefully, without a trace of pain, but never saw such a beautiful dawn again. Hirayama said to Chang Cong, your mother is gone, and from now on, he will walk the rest of his life alone. I didn't expect the children to return to their hometowns where they had been away for many years in this way. Neighbors came to the dock to greet the returning grandmother, and when they saw her lying quietly in the box, it was as if the whole world was crying. The funeral was very solemn and short, but just after the burial of her mother, the eldest daughter began to worry about her mother's relics, especially those high-grade floral linen, and she liked it. Changji, who was on the side, couldn't look down and said that the funeral had just ended, and he wanted to share one thing, which was too much. When he saw the two brothers and sisters arguing, the old man couldn't help but open his mouth, and your mother was still watching.
Koichi currently believes that the most important thing to worry about is his father, now no one to wash his clothes and cook, coupled with the gradual aging, need to be taken care of by someone around, he as the eldest son, he suggested that his father move to Tokyo and live with him, although the family is very narrow, but he is considering expansion, but at present there is some constraints. In the face of his son's filial piety, the old man insisted on staying in the countryside and said that he would never go to Tokyo again, because this was the only place where he could live. As soon as the words fell out, the children looked guilty. At this time, Kiko came from Tokyo to bring you bad news, I heard that there will be a storm tomorrow, all ferries will be suspended for a few days, and tonight is the last one. The children, all with their own careers and families, did not dare to relax for a moment in order to make a living, so they prepared to return to Tokyo. And the most unreliable Changji in everyone's eyes stayed at the critical moment.
The island is very quiet, the pace of life is also very slow, but in this lazy time, the old man is more and more silent, a few days together, making Jizi have a worrying life. Because since the funeral, the old man has not said a word to her, nor has he acknowledged her daughter-in-law's identity, and what is even more incomprehensible is that there is no communication between the two fathers and sons. Is it true that as Changji said, the father is an indifferent father, and the son is an unqualified son?
At noon, when the last meal was prepared, Yoshiko, who was forced to fight, said goodbye to the old man in place of Changji, and at the moment of turning around, Hirayama suddenly stopped her, and the two sat down face to face. The old man said, you are such a good girl, that day, after my wife came back from Changci's house, my mouth kept saying, great, great, and now I finally understand her mood at that time, after they all left, you are still here, tirelessly taking care of our father and son's diet and living, which is really grateful. The old man took out the watch that Changji's mother had brought for 30 years and handed it to his wife. Hirayama said, singing that child, for a long time I have always felt that he is very cowardly, not out of breath, unreliable, but when I see you and him get along very well, I found that he is very similar to her mother, is a gentle child, and this gentleness is the child's greatest advantage, maybe the hard days are still to come, if you can marry him, then I will die blind, so the child will be handed over to you later. Say goodbye and bow deeply.
On the ferry back to Tokyo, Yoshiko relayed the old man's words to Changji unchanged, he was a little suspicious, his father could actually say something approved, and then he smiled warmly, and at that moment, the estrangement between father and son was scattered in the breeze of the sea. It is often said that distant relatives are inferior to close neighbors. After the children left, the neighbor girl Xiaoxue treated the old man as a grandfather, helping her to deliver food, wash clothes, and walk the dog. Tokyo is big, Tokyo is also very busy, although the island is small, but people are always there.
Tokyo Family is directed by Yoji Yamada and remade from Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story. The so-called parents and daughters, it only means that your fate with him is that you are constantly watching his back drift away in this life and this life. In the past, the rural folk customs were simple and people were strong, and later people longed for the prosperity and traffic of big cities. A distant place, a homeland, the distance in the middle gradually became a curtain wall that cut off family affection. With the development of the times, the urbanization process is getting faster and faster, the traditional family structure has been reconstructed, and the children are forced by the pressure of life, and they are attracted by the colorful entertainment and consumption. How much time do we have left for our parents by then?
Nowadays, stories of indifference because of survival are staged every day, and this self-deprecation is somewhat sad, but it is also a helpless reality. Some people say that the parents' home is always the child's home, but the child's home is not necessarily the parent's home. When many parents go to their children's homes, they are more or less worried, afraid of disturbing them and causing inconvenience. Children, on the other hand, occasionally return home, but it is more like a kind of charity for the thoughts of their parents. Some children blindly give their parents material enjoyment, but they think that they have done filial piety, but for the elderly, it is just a scenery that cannot be seen normally. Finally, the old man said to the girl Xiaoxue that tokyoites are very busy. But why not be around us in the north, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen?
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