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Tokyo! (2008)

Three tall tales. one big city.

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 52M

Director : Bong Joon-ho, Leos Carax, Michel Gondry

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ayako Fujitani
Ayako Fujitani
Hiroko (segment "Interior Design")
Ryo Kase
Ryo Kase
Akira (segment "Interior Design")
Ayumi Ito
Ayumi Ito
Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
Nao Omori
Nao Omori
Hiroshi (segment "Interior Design")
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Takeshi (segment "Interior Design")
Denden
Denden
Car Pound Attendant (segment "Interior Design")
Denis Lavant
Denis Lavant
Merde' (segment "Merde")
Jean-François Balmer
Jean-François Balmer
Maître Voland (segment "Merde")
Renji Ishibashi
Renji Ishibashi
Advocate General (segment "Merde")
Toshiyuki Kitami
Toshiyuki Kitami
Prosecutor (segment "Merde")
Kyūsaku Shimada
Kyūsaku Shimada
Prison Director (segment "Merde")
Teruyuki Kagawa
Teruyuki Kagawa
Man (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Yu Aoi
Yu Aoi
Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka
Pizza-Delivery Girl's Boss (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Pizza Delivery Girl's Neighbor (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Hiroshi Yamamoto
(segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Yutaka Matsushige
Yutaka Matsushige
(segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Ken Mitsuishi
Ken Mitsuishi
Realtor (segment "Interior Design")
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Laughing Passenger (segment "Interior Design")
Kenji Kodama
Kenji Kodama
Judge (segment "Merde")
Julie Dreyfus
Julie Dreyfus
Interpreter (segment "Merde")
Azusa Takehana
Azusa Takehana
TV Presenter (segment "Merde")
Aoi Nakabeppu
Aoi Nakabeppu
(segment "Merde")
Nao Nekota
Nao Nekota
(segment "Merde")
Andrée Damant
Andrée Damant
(segment "Merde")

Crews

Bong Joon-ho
Bong Joon-ho
Director
Leos Carax
Leos Carax
Director
Michel Gondry
Michel Gondry
Director
Gabrielle Bell
Gabrielle Bell
Story
Bong Joon-ho
Bong Joon-ho
Writer
Leos Carax
Leos Carax
Writer
Michel Gondry
Michel Gondry
Writer
Nelly Quettier
Nelly Quettier
Editor
Lewis Taewan Kim
Lewis Taewan Kim
Co-Producer
Caroline Champetier
Caroline Champetier
Director of Photography
Masami Inomoto
Masami Inomoto
Director of Photography
Jun Fukumoto
Jun Fukumoto
Director of Photography
Kenzo Horikoshi
Kenzo Horikoshi
Executive Producer
Hiroyuki Negishi
Hiroyuki Negishi
Executive Producer
Anne Pernod-Sawada
Anne Pernod-Sawada
Producer
Yuji Sadai
Yuji Sadai
Executive Producer
Masa Sawada
Masa Sawada
Producer
Michiko Yoshitake
Michiko Yoshitake
Producer
Étienne Charry
Étienne Charry
Original Music Composer
Lee Byung-woo
Lee Byung-woo
Original Music Composer
Tsuyoshi Sugino
Tsuyoshi Sugino
Casting
Mitsuo Harada
Mitsuo Harada
Production Design
Yuji Hayashida
Yuji Hayashida
Production Design
Toshihiro Isomi
Toshihiro Isomi
Production Design
Jung Sung-jin
Jung Sung-jin
Visual Effects Director
Shinzo Katayama
Shinzo Katayama
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

TOKYO! The Official Movie Trailer - Michel Gondry, Leos Carax and Bong Joon-ho
TOKYO! | Official Trailer | MUBI

Posters and backgrounds

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