Tokyo Noise

Tokyo Noise (2002)

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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.

Directors: Kristian Petri, Johan Söderberg, Jan Röed.

Casts

	Bonzan Watanabe as Shinto Priest
	Mayuko Hino as Actress / Musician
	Haruhiko Shono as Graphic Designer
	Kyoichi Tsuzuki as Editor / Publisher
	Kisaku Suzuki as Robot Constructor
	Nobuyoshi Araki as Photographer
	Ryū Murakami as Writer

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