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Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009)

Map of the Sounds of Tokyo poster
Directed by
Isabel Coixet
Genre
drama film, girls with guns, thriller film
Country
Spain, Japan
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 64 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman works as a hitman in Tokyo and is hired to kill a successful wine merchant. She gets close to him as she prepares for the job.

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What happens

Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (Spanish: Mapa de los sonidos de Tokio, Catalan: Mapa dels sons de Tòquio) is a 2009 Spanish drama film directed by Isabel Coixet. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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