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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| Werner Herzog | ... |
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Yûharu Atsuta | ... |
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| Chris Marker | ... |
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| Wim Wenders | ||
Written by
| Wim Wenders | ... | () |
Produced by
| Chris Sievernich | ... | producer |
| Wim Wenders | ... | producer |
Music by
| Laurent Petitgand | ||
Cinematography by
| Edward Lachman | ||
Editing by
| Solveig Dommartin | ||
| Jon Neuburger | ||
| Wim Wenders | ||
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| Philipp Orgassa | ... | digital restoration colorist |
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| Hartmut Eichgrün | ... | re-recording mixer |
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| Lilyan Sievernich | ... | production assistant |
| Ulla Zwicker | ... | production assistant |
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| Shigehiko Hasumi | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Chris Sievernich Filmproduktion
- Gray City
- Road Movies Filmproduktion
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
- Wim Wenders Productions
- Wim Wenders Stiftung
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- France Eigasha (1989) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Lii-Filmi (1986) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Europa Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (DVD) (Portuguese subtitles)
- Gray City (United States)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Pacific Arts (video)
- Ripley's Home Video (2006) (Italy) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
- VIGGO (2015) (Italy)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1988) (Finland) (tv)
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Wim Wenders travels to Japan in search of the Tokyo seen in the films of Yasujirô Ozu. Ozu's own Tokyo Story (1953) is a helpful (but not mandatory) pre-requisite to seeing Tokyo-Ga (1985). Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Sea That Thinks (2000). See more » |
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Wim Wenders:
It felt good just to look out the window. If only it were possible to film like that, I thought to myself, like when you open your eyes sometimes just to look without wanting to prove anything. See more » |