THEME EXPLORATION

urban Tokyo

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Door II: Tokyo Diary
Door II: Tokyo Diary
1991 · Banmei Takahashi
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films capture the quiet rhythms of Tokyo's urban neighborhoods and the lives of ordinary residents through minimalist compositions and contemplative pacing.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He explores contemporary Tokyo's social fabric, depicting marginalized communities and family dynamics against the backdrop of the city's modernization.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His films use Tokyo's sprawling urban landscape and architecture as a psychological backdrop for exploring alienation and contemporary anxieties in modern Japan.