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Tokyo-Ga
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Title: Tokyo-Ga

Release Date: 24 Apr 1985

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Chris Sievernich Filmproduktion, Grey City, WDR, Wim Wenders Productions, Wim Wenders Stiftung, Road Movies

Production Companies: Chris Sievernich Filmproduktion, Grey City, WDR, Wim Wenders Productions, Wim Wenders Stiftung, Road Movies

Overview: German director Wim Wenders tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Ozu and finds a very different city.

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Average Vote: 7 (87 votes)

Cast

  • Self: Yûharu Atsuta
  • Self: Werner Herzog
  • Self: Chishū Ryū
  • Self (uncredited): Chris Marker
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