Should you watch Tokyo-Ga?
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Tokyo-Ga
Documentary · 1985
German director Wim Wenders tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Ozu and finds a very different city.
The sides of Tokyo-Ga
- Wim Wenders walking through 1980s Tokyo
- Pachinko halls and plastic food
- Interviews with Ozu's actor Chishu Ryu and cameraman Yuharu Atsuta
Tokyo-Ga is good for you if…
- you like long, quiet shots of a city going about its day.
- you love Ozu and want to look for his Tokyo.
- you like a filmmaker's diary of a real city and its habits.
Tokyo-Ga is bad for you if…
- you won't read subtitles in German and Japanese.
- you want characters to follow. Here the only lead is the city.
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