Tokyo-Ga (1985)

Directed by

Wim Wenders

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 103 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Wim Wenders travels to Tokyo to explore the life and work of filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu. He interviews Ozu's collaborators and captures everyday scenes of the city.

contemplativemelancholicobservationalreflectivenostalgicgentleintimatemeditative

What happens

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." Tokyo-Ga was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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