Tokyo-Ga is a 1985 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders, about Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu. An international co-production of the United States and West Germany, the film was shot in spring 1983. Its focus ranges from explicit explorations of Ozu's filmmaking—Wenders interviews Ozu's regular cinematographer, Yuharu Atsuta, and one of Ozu's favorite actors, Chishū Ryū—to scenes of contemporary Tokyo, featuring pachinko machines and plastic food displays. Wenders introduces the film as a "diary on film."[1]
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| Directed by | Wim Wenders |
| Written by | Wim Wenders |
| Produced by | Chris Sievernich Wim Wenders |
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| Narrated by | Wim Wenders |
| Cinematography | Edward Lachman |
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| Music by | Laurent Petitgand |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
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Tokyo-Ga was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Sections
edit- Reflections on Ozu
- Tokyo
- The center of the world
- Chishū Ryū
- Mu
- Amusements
- Wax food
- Searching for images
- Trains
- Yuharu Atsuta
- A good-bye
References
edit- ^ "The Screen: 'Tokyo-Ga'". www.nytimes.com. April 26, 1985. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Tokyo-Ga". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
External links
edit- Tokyo-Ga at IMDb
- Tokyo-Ga at Rotten Tomatoes
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