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Tokyo!

2008 · 112 min

A surreal, uneven triptych that shifts from tender urban alienation to grotesque satire, leaving a lingering sense of wonder and unease.

Directed by: Michel Gondry, Leos Carax
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Ayako Fujitani, Denis Lavant, Teruyuki Kagawa

Tagline: Three tall tales. one big city.
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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Directed by: Michel Gondry, Leos Carax
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Ayako Fujitani, Denis Lavant, Teruyuki Kagawa

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
love
loneliness
art
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	6
Realism	4
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama, fantasy, romance
Directed by: Michel Gondry, Leos Carax, Bong Joon Ho
Written by: Leos Carax, Bong Joon Ho, Michel Gondry
Starring: Ayako Fujitani, Denis Lavant, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryo Kase, Jean-François Balmer, Yu Aoi, Ayumi Ito, Renji Ishibashi
Music: Étienne Charry, Lee Byung-woo
Cinematography: Masami Inomoto, Jun Fukumoto
Runtime: 112 min
Country: South Korea, Germany, Japan, France
Languages: English, French, Japanese

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