This picturesque area is recognizable as so many famous movies were filmed in Ozu!

Ozu Movies and TV dramas Film Location Guide
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1. Tokyo Love Story (Broadcast from January 7,1991 to March 18, 1991)

Rika Akana (Honami Suzuki) Kanji Nagao (Yuji Oda)
Satomi Sekiguchi (Narimi Arimori) Kenichi Mikami (Yosuke Eguchi)and others

Summary
A TV Drama broadcast by the Fuji TV network, based on a comic book with the same title by Fumi Saimon.
Synopsis
The love stories of Kanji Nagao, his girlfriend, Rika Akana, and two old friends, Kenichi Mikami, and Satomi Sekiguchi.

Kanji bought a canned drink and gave it to Rika here.
The postbox where Rika secretly posted her farewell letter to Kanji’s apartment still stands at the same place.

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Rika and Kanji walked along the river bank, and strolled on this street, talking about their childhoods. This antique street with its nostalgic atmosphere is cherished by locals.

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Rika and Kanji visited here together. The scenes where Kanji gave Rika his handkerchief when Rika rinsed her hands in the washing basin and the two looked down over Kanji’s hometown were memorable for many viewers.

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2. Ohana Han (Broadcast from April 4, 1966 to April 1st, 1967)

Hana Asao(Fumie Kashiyama) Kentaro Hayami (Koji Takahashi)
Kenichiro Hayami (Masahiko Tsugawa) and others

Summary
NHK’s 6th serial TV Drama
Synopsis
The heroine Hana had an arranged marriage to an army officer but unfortunately he passed away. As a single mother she raised her children overcoming a series of hardships.

Hana’s home town. Later the street was named after the title of the drama. Enjoy a leisurely stroll on the street and enjoy the historic atmosphere of this beautiful castle town!

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3. Being a Man is a Tough Job - Trajiro and a Lord - (Released on August 6, 1977)

Torajiro Kuruma (Kiyoshi Atsumi) Madonna Mariko Tsutsumi (Kyoko Maya)
Lord Hisamune Todo (Kanjyuro Arashi) Servant (Norihei Miki)and others

Summary
19th Edition of the 'Being a Man is a Tough Job' Series
Synopsis
The main character, Trajiro visited Ozu and met an old man who was a descendent of the Ozu clan. He created some trouble for the wife of the deceased son of the old man.

This tea house standing next to the Ozu castle was seen in the scene where Trajiro bought ramune soda for an old man (a lord), who picked up the 500 yen bill that Trajiro lost.
*This tea house no longer exists.

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4. War with a Neighboring Town (Released on February 10, 2007)

Shuji Kitahara (Yosuke Eguchi) Mizuki Kosai (Tomoyo Harada)
Tomoki Kosai (Eita) Iwatsune Yakabe (Shun Sugata) and others

Summary
A movie released in 2007, based on the first novel that Aki Misaki wrote. Misaki won the 17th Subaru New Novel Writer Award with this novel.
Synopsis
The story illustrates both the fear and humor of regular citizens who became involved in a war between neighboring towns.

A nostalgic side street remade to reflect the atmosphere of streets in the period of the Showa 30’s. At the Morimi Cho Mall on this street, the main characters, Kitahara and Kosai bought a small potted plant which was called “a plant for growing fighting spirit.”

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5. My Grandma (Released on December 6, 2008)

Misao Murata (Kin Sugai) Tomohiro Murata (Kenichi Okamoto) Yoichi Shigeta (Sadao Abe)
Kotaro Shinkai (Susumu Terashima) and others

Summary
The heroine, Kin Sugai was registered in the Guinness World Records in 2008 as the world's oldest leading actress.
Synopsis
Tomohiro had forgotten how important his family is to him due to his busy worklife. Recalling memories with his ailing grandmother, he regained an awareness and appreciation of his family.

Main character and Misao’s grandson, Tomohiro, played with a sword with other boys here. The everyday life and warm communication of the people at the shopping mall together with Tomohiro, his mother, grandmother were revealed.

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6. Girls' Story (Released on August 29, 2009)

Natsumi Takahara (Eri Fukatsu) Natsumi in elementary school (Ei Morisako)
Natsumi in high school (Suzuka Ogo)and others

Summary
Original cartoon by Eriko Nishihara 2nd sequel, “Tokyo Story Saga”
Synopsis
A cartoonist in her 30’s, who had been in a ‘slump’ for a while, was encouraged by memories of her friends in her teenage days and recognized the meaning of life and regained inspiration to live by.

A place which played an important role in the main character, Natsumi’s childhood memories. There was a hut in the field, which brought back memories with her friends.
*The hut no longer exists.

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