The Koumiko Mystery
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Koumiko Muraoka, a young Japanese woman born in Manchuria and educated in France, wanders through Tokyo while she reflects on identity, memory, and what it means to be Japanese in a rapidly changing world.
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Chris Marker Director · Tōru Takemitsu Composer
United States release April 6, 1967 · Produced in France, Japan · Languages English, French, Japanese
Production
A.P.E.C.
Production
Joudioux
Production
ORTF
Production
Sofracima
Production
France · Japan
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Original title
Le Mystère Koumiko
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Japanese
Release dates
Switzerland · July 21, 1965
Premiere · Out of Competition Prize, short films — Locarno International Film Festival
France · October 9, 1965
Theatrical
United States · April 6, 1967
Theatrical · New Yorker Films
Germany
January 1, 1966 · Premiere · Internazionale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen
Japan
October 1, 2013 · Premiere · Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Spain
April 13, 2021 · Premiere · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 7, 1965 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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