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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 ...
Apr 26, 1985 · Tokyo-Ga: Directed by Wim Wenders. With Chishû Ryû, Werner Herzog, Yûharu Atsuta, Chris Marker. Moved by the work of director Yasujirô Ozu, Wim Wenders travels to Japan in search of the Tokyo seen in Ozu's films.
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- Documentary
- Wim Wenders
- 1985-04-26
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.
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- Documentary
- 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.
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- Chris Sievernich Filmproduktion
- Wim Wenders
Jun 23, 2022 · Wim Wenders explores Tokyo in 1985, inspired by the work and legacy of Yasujiro Ozu, a Japanese filmmaker he admires. He captures the city's transformation, its culture and its people, while questioning the passage of time and the impermanence of life.
Tokyo-Ga is an essay film searching for the essence of the eponymous city defined across Ozu’s films by the neat back alleys, the tranquil parks and the composed views that were so often used as transitional shots between scenes.
Apr 26, 1985 · ''Tokyo-Ga'' is the record of a trip Mr. Wenders made to Japan in the spring of 1983, seeking to learn whether anything remains of the world that Ozu chronicled in his 54 films, including...
