Underplayed Gems

Tokyo! (2008)

Tokyo! poster
Original title
TOKYO!
Directed by
Leos Carax, Bong Joon-ho, Michel Gondry
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea, Germany, France, Japan
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 265 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three different directors each make a short film set in Tokyo. One story is about a couple trying to find their way in the city, one follows a strange creature who emerges from the sewers, and the last is about a shut-in whose world changes after a pizza delivery.

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What happens

Tokyo! is a 2008 comedy-drama anthology film containing three segments written by three non-Japanese directors and filmed in Tokyo, Japan. Michel Gondry directed "Interior Design", Leos Carax directed "Merde", and Bong Joon-ho directed "Shaking Tokyo" (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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