Tokyo-Ga

Tokyo-Ga
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wim Wenders
Written by	Wim Wenders
Produced by	Chris Sievernich Wim Wenders
Starring	Chishū Ryū Yuharu Atsuta Werner Herzog
Narrated by	Wim Wenders
Cinematography	Edward Lachman
Edited by	Solveig Dommartin Jon Neuburger Wim Wenders
Music by	Laurent Petitgand
Release date	1985 (1985)
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	United States West Germany
Languages	French English Japanese German

Tokyo-Ga is a 1985 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders, about Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu. An international co-production of the United States and West Germany, the film was shot in spring 1983. Its focus ranges from explicit explorations of Ozu's filmmaking—Wenders interviews Ozu's regular cinematographer, Yuharu Atsuta, and one of Ozu's favorite actors, Chishū Ryū—to scenes of contemporary Tokyo, featuring pachinko machines and plastic food displays. Wenders introduces the film as a "diary on film."

Tokyo-Ga was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.

Sections

1. Reflections on Ozu
2. Tokyo
3. The center of the world
4. Chishū Ryū
5. Mu
6. Amusements
7. Wax food
8. Searching for images
9. Trains
10. Yuharu Atsuta
11. A good-bye

External links

• Tokyo-Ga at IMDb
• Tokyo-Ga at Rotten Tomatoes