THEME EXPLORATION

Tokyo urban life

39 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Quattro Hong Kong 2
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bye Bye Braverman
Bye Bye Braverman
1968 · Sidney Lumet
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
My Crasy Life
My Crasy Life
1991 · Jean-Pierre Gorin
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Actress and the Poet
The Actress and the Poet
1935 · Mikio Naruse
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Three Rooms in Manhattan
Three Rooms in Manhattan
1965 · Marcel Carné
Man with a Movie Camera
Man with a Movie Camera
1929 · Dziga Vertov
Five Times Favela
Five Times Favela
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Land of the People
The Land of the People
1966 · Artavazd Pelechian
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
2022 · Vignesh Shivan
Sausalito
Sausalito
2000 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Tales from the Golden Age
Tales from the Golden Age
2009 · Cristian Mungiu
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
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
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films capture the quiet poetry of everyday Tokyo life, focusing on family dynamics and the subtle changes in urban society across decades.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He explores contemporary Tokyo through intimate human stories, examining isolation, community, and the tension between tradition and modernity in urban Japan.

 Kongkiat Khomsiri Japan

His anime and live-action works dissect Tokyo's psychological landscape, blending reality and fantasy to reveal the alienation and dreams within the city's bustling streets.