Tokyo Noise
7.1
Tokyo at the beginning of the 21st century, its inhabitants and artists. An observation and diagnosis of the modern Japanese metropolis: the singularity of unusual creative individuals is merely a response to the majority Japanese society. Even this can appear as an eccentric work of art. So where do the borders lie? A psychologist talks about the autistic way of life burgeoning in the dense population of the country. A noise musician speaks of her inspiration from sado-masochistic bondage as an art form. A programmer specializing in computer games assures us: I can distinguish our world and “the other side”! Why are the robots in Japanese comic books almost always affable and positive characters? Will “love hotels”, the unique designer havens for sexual experiences, become extinct in the future? Photographer Nobuyoshi Araki sees noise as one of the fundamental aspects of Tokyo life.
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Cast
16 people
Bonzan Watanabe
Shinto Priest
Mayuko Hino
Actress / Musician
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Kristian Petri
Ilppo Pohjola
Per Forsgren
Haruhiko Shono
Graphic Designer
Jan Röed
Zbigniew Karkowski
Kyoichi Tsuzuki
Editor / Publisher
Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami
Johan Söderberg
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IDn2
Lucia Kangur-Röed
Kristian Petri Director · Johan Söderberg Director Jan Röed Director
First release November 1, 2002 · Produced in Finland, Sweden, Japan · Production Manden med Cameraet ApS, SVT
Production
Charon Film AB
Production
Manden med Cameraet ApS
Production
SVT
Production
YLE
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Kristallisilmä Oy
Production
Finland · Sweden · Japan
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Languages
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Sweden · November 1, 2002
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
July 5, 2003 · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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