Tokyo Lullaby (1997) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1997 · 86 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Jun Ichikawa

Starring

Satoko Abe, Kaori Momoi, Mitsuko Baisho, Takaya Kamikawa, Masashi Arifuku, Hiroko Matsuda

Hamanaka Koichi returns to his wife Hisako and family in a rundown eastern‑Tokyo district after years of absence, giving no explanation. The family stays silent. Writer Asakura asks locals and discovers Hamanaka’s disappearance may be tied to Tami, the café owner opposite his shop, who was expected to marry him but wed another man who later died.