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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 ...
- 1985
- Laurent Petitgand
- Wim Wenders
- Chris Sievernich [de]
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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- Wim Wenders
- 1985-04-26
Tokyo-Ga. 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,...
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- Documentary
- Wim Wenders
Tokyo-ga. Directed by Wim Wenders • 1985 • United States, Germany. On the streets of Tokyo and in meetings with some of Yasujiro Ozu's legendary collaborators, renowned director Wim Wenders explores the world of Ozu, whom Wenders considers 'a sacred treasure of cinema.'. Show more.
Jun 23, 2022 · Tokyo-Ga (1985), a documentary by Wim Wenders distributed by Axiom Films. © Les Films du Losange. In this documentary, Wim Wenders follows in the tracks of his favourite director, Yasujiro Ozu, and his legendary film ‘Tokyo Story’.
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...
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. Wenders’ astute readings of dominant motifs and ideas of Ozu’s cinema are thus intertwined with observations ...
