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Tokyo Zance

2001 · 100 min

A patchwork of city vignettes that drifts between whimsy and melancholy, asking you to piece together its moods.

Directed by: Naoko Nozawa, Shin Yamagishi
Starring: Rina Takagi, Kyoko Fukada, Toshiyuki Nishida

Overview: Six well-known Japanese directors from various genres and one of the hottest actresses from Hong Kong, Kelly Chen, contributed to this omnibus film with their impressions of life in Tokyo. Kazuna Iida, Takanori Jinnai, Kelly Chen, Naoko Nozawa, Katsuhiko Hibino, Takashi Matsuo and Shin Yamagishi are amongst Japan's most active and talented filmmakers.

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Directed by: Naoko Nozawa, Shin Yamagishi
Starring: Rina Takagi, Kyoko Fukada, Toshiyuki Nishida

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 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
loneliness
work
love
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Directed by: Naoko Nozawa, Shin Yamagishi, Katsuhiko Hibino, Kazuna Iida
Starring: Rina Takagi, Kyoko Fukada, Toshiyuki Nishida, Misako Tanaka, Toshiro Yanagiba
Runtime: 100 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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