Tomi Hirayama What a treat to sleep in my dead son's bed.
Played by Chieko Higashiyama 
Tokyo Story (1953) · 19 quotes
Tokyo Story (1953) · 19 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Tokyo Story (1953): in 6 of its 19 quotes
Most scenes with: Shige Kaneko (2)
What are you going to be when you grow up? A doctor like your father? [Isamu doesn't answer and continues to pick grass] By the time you become a doctor, I wonder if I'll still be here.
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4 scenes Tomi You may be happy while you're still young. But as you become older, you'll find it lonely.
I won't get that old, so don't worry.
I'm surprised how children change. Shige used to be much nicer before. A married daughter is like a stranger.
Tomi Koichi has changed too. He used to be such a nice boy.
Children don't live up to their parents' expectations. Let's just be happy that they're better than most.
Tomi They're certainly better than average. We're fortunate.
I think so. We should consider ourselves lucky.
Tomi Yes, we are very lucky.
Mama, you've grown taller.
Tomi Don't be silly. How could I have grown?
But you have, and you're even fatter. [turns to Noriko] She was so big when I was little that I used to feel ashamed in front of my friends. Once in school, a chair broke under her.
Tomi Oh, that chair was already broken.
She still thinks that.
Tomi [saying good-bye at the train station]
You were so nice to us, children. Now that we've seen you all, you need not come down, even if anything should happen to either one of us.
Don't talk like that. This isn't a farewell.
Tomi I mean it. We live too far away.