Goodbye to people in Tokyo

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Goodbye to people in Tokyo (also known as Goodbye Tokyo) is a 1956 Toho film, Directed by Ishirō Honda.

## Plot

Shinichi, the son of a large wholesale store in Tokyo, had a weak body, so he decided to postpone the university examination for a year and come to Oshima where camellia came in beautiful bloom. Chiyo, a daughter of a young child in elementary school, suddenly found Shinichi sleeping in the sand dunes, but she could not suppress her heart palpitations. Chiyo did not attend the welcome party that night. I'd like to meet in the mountains, but Chiyo had a recommended marriage and knew that if I met, I couldn't control myself. One day, Chiyo met Shinichi, who is whistling a song from his elementary school days, and spent time with a fun old tale. However, the parents who worried about their relationship with Shinichi eventually showed the engagement of the young man Jintaro and Chiyo in the land. Chiyo, who didn't sit there and left his seat, cried as he watched Shinichi indulge in a book in the dunes. Ryuyoshi's new ship, which Jintaro is supposed to board, was also launched with the capital issued by Shinichi's father, but Chiyo goes to his uncle's Tsubaki oil factory. On the day of the village festival, Chiyo visited Shinichi's house as soon as he returned home. However, there were Toshiko, the younger sister who came to Shinichi from Tokyo, and Sachiko Yuko, who was Shinichi. At the end of despair, Shinichi stood after Chiyo standing on the beach. Chiyo instinctively said to Shinichi's words, "I only like Chiyo-chan. But we can't get married right now. Please wait until I become a good member of society." I screamed. Eventually, the ship on which Shinichi boarded left Oshima. Chiyo, holding the end of the tape released from his hand, shouted in his heart an oath with Shinichi.

## Cast

* Chiyoko Shimakura , Daughter of the Island
* Shinichi Ohno: Shinji Yamada
* Chiyo's Father, Gensuke: Kojiro Ueda
* Chiyo's Mother Natsu: Fumiko Honma
* Shinichi's mother, Nobuko: Haruko Togo
* Shinichi's sister Toshiko: Keiko Yashima
* Relatives' daughter, Sachiko: Yuko Kagawa
* Ryukichi Motomura: Kenji Oyama
* Kane Motomura: Teruko Mita
* Ryokichi Motomura: Takashi Ito
* Sailor Jintaro: Tadashi Ishihara
* Police Officer Osaki: Yutaka Sada
* Anko Saki: Tomoko Kawamichi
* Chiyo's Uncle Taizo: Keno Kawasaki
* Watcher: Keiji Sakakida

## Staff

* Production: Ryo Takei
* Music: Nobuyuki Takeoka
* Photo: Isamu Ashida
* Art: Kazuo Ogawa
* Recording: Kenji Nagaoka
* Lighting: Ichiro Inohara
* Screenplay/Director: Inoshiro Honda
* Theme song: "Goodbye to the people of Tokyo" (Lyrics: Miyuki Ishimoto , Composition: Nobuyuki Takeoka, Singing: Chiyoko Shimakura)

## Titles

* Goodbye Tokyo (Worldwide title)
* Goodbye to people in Tokyo (literal Japanese title)

## Release

the film was originally released in 1956 on 28 June by Toho co., ltd.

## Overview

A sung melodrama in which the singer Chiyoko Shimakura for the first time starred in a movie. Drawing a tragic love between a student in Tokyo and Anko on the island against the backdrop of Oshima. The script/director is Inshiro Honda, who is a "night junior high school student", and the photo is Isamu Ashida, who is a "lady". The main performers are Chiyoko Shimakura (13th night of Maidenshin), Shinji Yamada from "Aoi Mei", Tadashi Ishihara from "The birth of Acharaka, the grand troupe of paradise," and Haruko Togo and Keiko Yashima.

## Production

The film is the first of three short feature films starring the enka 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 [his] best at whatever kind of thing would come my way instead of rejecting something that might not have been for me."