Tokyo-Ga

Tokyo-Ga
Directed by	Wim Wenders
Produced by	Chris Sievernich
Starring	Wim Wenders (narrator) Chishū Ryū Yuharu Atsuta Werner Herzog
Music by	Laurent Petitgand "Dick Tracy",
Cinematography	Edward Lachman
Edited by	Solveig Dommartin Jon Neuburger Wim Wenders
Release dates	1985
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States West Germany
Language	French English Japanese German

Tokyo-Ga is a 1985 documentary film (shot in spring 1983) directed by Wim Wenders ostensibly about filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu. The film ranges from explicit focus on 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 such as pachinko and plastic food displays. Wenders introduces the film as a "diary on film." It 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

• Official website
• Tokyo-Ga at IMDb
• Tokyo-Ga at AllMovie
• Tokyo-Ga at Rotten Tomatoes