Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.
Two young boys in Tokyo take a vow of silence after their parents refuse to buy them a TV set.
Also includes the related Ozu's silent film 'Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo' (Children of Tokyo/I was Born,...
When an elderly couple, Tomi and Shukishi, travel from their rural village home to Tokyo to visit their married son and daughter, their reception is disappointing. Met with selfish indifference and impatience by their children...
The Mamiya family is seeking a husband for their daughter, Noriko, but she has ideas of her own. Noriko impulsively chooses her childhood friend, at once fulfilling her family's desires while tearing them apart.
