Tokyo-Ga
1985 · TMDB 7.1
Directed by Wim Wenders
German director Wim Wenders tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Ozu and finds a very different city.
Why it matters
Wim Wenders' documentary essay travels to Tokyo in search of the Japan of Yasujiro Ozu's films, only to find a city of pachinko parlours and baseball games. A road movie through cinema and memory.
From Off the Map
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Released
- 1985-04-24
- Studio
- Chris Sievernich Filmproduktion
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- TMDB score
- 7.1
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