Three short films (Interior Design, Merde and Shaking Tokyo) compose the movie.
Each segment is freely inspired by Tokyo and shot in the heart of the city.
"TOKYO!" is a symphony interpreted in three dissonant parts, reflecting the image of the metropolis.
"Interior Design" by Michel GONDRY : the surreal fable of a young couple who moves to Tokyo in search of a future. While the boy's ambition is clear - be a movie maker- the girl drifts gradually apart. Both of them will be drowned in the imensity until the girl, feeling alone, discovers something strange …
"Merde" by Leos CARAX: a mysterious man spreads confusion on the streets of Tokyo through a succession of irrational and provocative acts. " The Creature of the Sewers " as the media have dubbed him, arouse passion or repulsion. He will be captured, judged and then…
"Shaking Tokyo" by BONG Joon-Ho: He is a hikikomori - like many others in Japan, he has withdrawn from all contact with the outside world .When the pizza delivery girl faints during an earthquake, the unthinkable happens - the man falls in love. Will he take the unimaginable step : leaving the dead security of his apartment for the streets of Tokyo ?
Production : COMME DES CINEMAS - Masa SAWADA & Michiko YOSHITAKE - 10, villa Laugier 75017 Paris - T : +33 1 44 29 74 00 - F : +33 1 44 29 74 01 - comme-des-cine@wanadoo.fr BITTERS END (JAPON) KANSAI TELECASTING CORPORATION (JAPON) SPONGE NET. INC. (COREE (Sud)) ARTE FRANCE CINÉMA (FRANCE) COIN FILM (ALLEMAGNE) WDR (ALLEMAGNE)
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