Tokyo-Ga

Tokyo-Ga

1985 · 92 min · DE · NR · 6.9 (66 votes)
Dir. Wim Wenders · Starring Chishū Ryū, Yûharu Atsuta, Werner Herzog, Chris Marker · Music Laurent Petitgand
Documentary

German director Wim Wenders made this documentary in which he tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Ozu. When Wenders visits Tokyo for the first time, he finds a very different city, one with a booming fascination with technology that often clashes with the traditional elements of Japanese culture. Wenders also interviews Ozu's cinematographer, Yuharu Atsuta, and Chishu Ryu, an actor who frequently collaborated with Ozu.

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A quiet, meditative journey through a city's soul, blending personal reflection with cinematic homage. It feels like wandering through a dream, searching for echoes of the past in a rapidly changing present.

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