“I'm surprised how children change. Shige used to be much nicer...” – Shukichi, Tokyo Story ... Movie Quotes Database

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Shukichi

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.

Shukichi

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.

Shukichi

I think so. We should consider ourselves lucky.

Tomi

Yes, we are very lucky.

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