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Three tall tales. one big city. - Tokyo!
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Title: Tokyo!

Release Date: 16 Aug 2008

Runtime: 1h 52m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Director: ARTE France Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Bitters End, Backup Media, Comme des Cinémas, WDR/Arte, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Coin Film, Kansai Television, Sponge, VAP, Champion Top Investment, Picnic, WOWOW, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

Production Companies: ARTE France Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Bitters End, Backup Media, Comme des Cinémas, WDR/Arte, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Coin Film, Kansai Television, Sponge, VAP, Champion Top Investment, Picnic, WOWOW, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

Overview: Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands trial and lashes out at a hostile courtroom. A man who has resigned himself to a life of solitude reconsiders after meeting a charming pizza delivery woman. And finally, a happy young couple find themselves undergoing a series of frightening metamorphoses.

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Average Vote: 6.915 (229 votes)

Cast

  • Hiroko (segment "Interior Design"): Ayako Fujitani
  • Akira (segment "Interior Design"): Ryo Kase
  • Akemi (segment "Interior Design"): Ayumi Ito
  • Hiroshi (segment "Interior Design"): Nao Ômori
  • Takeshi (segment "Interior Design"): Satoshi Tsumabuki
  • Car Pound Attendant (segment "Interior Design"): Denden
  • Merde' (segment "Merde"): Denis Lavant
  • Maître Voland (segment "Merde"): Jean-François Balmer
  • Advocate General (segment "Merde"): Renji Ishibashi
  • Prosecutor (segment "Merde"): Toshiyuki Kitami
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