Tokyo!

Aug 16, 2008

1h 52m

★ 6.9

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Romance

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

Tokyo! Trailers

Cast

Hiroko (segment "Interior Design")

Ayako Fujitani

Akira (segment "Interior Design")

Ryo Kase

Akemi (segment "Interior Design")

Ayumi Ito

Hiroshi (segment "Interior Design")

Nao Omori

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

Prison Director (segment "Merde")

Kyūsaku Shimada

Man (segment "Shaking Tokyo")

Teruyuki Kagawa

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