''Tōkyō no hito sayōnara'' (東京の人さようなら ) is a 1956 Japanese film directed by Ishirō Honda. The film is about young lovers trying to listen to their heart despite their parent's interjecting.

Production

The film is the first of three short feature films starring the ''

enka is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern ''enka'', however, is a relatively recent musical form which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than ''ryūkōka'' music, pop ...

'' singer Chiyoko Shimakura. These films were made in conjunction with Ryo Takei's company Sogei Pro. According to Honda, the film was made at a time when Toho was "trying everything out" which led to building a film around Chiyoko Shimakura. Honda commented later on the era saying he "tried isbest at whatever kind of thing would come my way instead of rejecting something that might not have been for me."

Release

''Tōkyō no hito sayōnara'' was distributed theatrically by

Toho is a Japanese entertainment company that primarily engages in producing and distributing films and exhibiting stage plays. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. ...

on 28 June 1956.

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* {{Ishirō Honda 1956 films Japanese drama films Films directed by Ishirō Honda 1950s Japanese films Japanese black-and-white films