Tōkyō no hito sayōnara (東京の人さようなら transl. People of Tokyo, Goodbye) 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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] 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."[4]
Tōkyō no hito sayōnara was distributed theatrically by Toho on 28 June 1956.[1]