Tokyo!

Tokyo!

Three tall tales. one big city.

NR 2008 · 112 min · ★ 6.9 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

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.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho · Written by Leos Carax

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Ayako Fujitani Hiroko (segment "Interior Design")
Denis Lavant Merde' (segment "Merde")
Teruyuki Kagawa Man (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Ryo Kase Akira (segment "Interior Design")
Jean-François Balmer Maître Voland (segment "Merde")
Yu Aoi Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Ayumi Ito Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
Renji Ishibashi Advocate General (segment "Merde")
Naoto Takenaka Pizza-Delivery Girl's Boss (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Satoshi Tsumabuki Takeshi (segment "Interior Design")
Nao Omori Hiroshi (segment "Interior Design")
Denden Car Pound Attendant (segment "Interior Design")

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