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Tokyo-Ga (1985)

92 min  -  Documentary  -   26 April 1985 (USA)
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Moved by the work of director 'Yasujiro Ozu' , Wim Wenders travels to Japan in search of the Tokyo seen in his films.

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Wim Wenders

Writer:

Wim Wenders

Stars:

Chishû Ryû, Werner Herzog and Yûharu Atsuta
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Wim Wenders travels to Japan in search of the Tokyo seen in the films of 'Yasujiro Ozu' . Ozu's own _Tokyo monogatari (1953)_ is a helpful (but not mandatory) pre-requisite to seeing Tokyo-Ga (1985). Written by Anonymous  

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Japan | Baseball | Tokyo Japan | Degradation | Golf  | See more »

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USA | West Germany

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English | Japanese | German

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Tokyo, Japan

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Chris Sievernich Filmproduktion, Gray City, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) See more »
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Wim Wenders: This game induces a kind of hypnosis. Winning is hardly important. But, time passes, you lose touch with yourself for a while, you merge with the machine, and perhaps, you forget, what you always wanted to forget.
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