Director Yoji Yamada delayed principal photography of Tokyo Kazoku, a remake of Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story, from the beginning of April 2011 due to the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, and subsequent Fukushima meltdown, which occurred on March 11th 2011. He would have to recast the film and partly reworked the script to reflect post-3/11 Japan.
Bunta Sugawara was initially cast in Tokyo Family, the 2011 remake of Tokyo Story, but ended up not playing the role of the Hirayama patriarch after shooting was delayed due to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Etsuko Ichihara was initially cast in Tokyo Family, the 2011 remake of Tokyo Story, but ended up not playing the role of the Hirayama matriarch after shooting was delayed due to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Shigeru Muroi was initially cast in Tokyo Family, the 2011 remake of Tokyo Story, but ended up not playing the role of the Hirayamas' daughter after shooting was delayed due to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.