Wall

Wenders’ travelogue-cum-elegy is a strange cat: at one end insightful, moving and beautiful, while at the other simply coming off as charlatan, pseudo-philosophical pandering; the pretentious lines of thought in its essay inducing both insincerity in itself, and veiled tedium within myself. In the end, worth a glimpse, but certainly not as rich or lasting a tribute to Ozu’s legacy and heritage as those done by Hou Hsiao-Hsien or Claire Denis since.

chanandre

28Mar12

I felt warm air breathing out of the screen onto my face...one of the best homages to a director I've ever seen. And the Herzog words are always funny and insightful...love seeing him speaking German for once...I always felt like if you turn on a film camera anywhere in Japan a film will get shot regardless of you trying. Maybe it's stupid, but that country just has a special landscape I don't know...cameras <3 Japan

M Klein

22Mar12

A salutory warning for any film fan who goes 'in search of ...' Still, the bit with Ozu's cameraman is very moving - Ozu really inspired devotion. Also, I was wondering as I looked at the elderly Chishu Ryu who he reminded me of ... until I realised he reminded me of the younger Ryu.

Robin Whenary

10Oct11

Wonderful personal essay from Wenders, and portrait of Japan in the mid eighties. The interview with Ozu's cinematographer Yuharu Atsuta is very moving. Great documentary camerawork by Ed Lachman throughout.

JP. Schmidt

11Aug11

I was really blown away by this piece. I was glad I waited till I had at least twenty Ozu films under my belt ... but a must watch for any Ozu, Wenders, or Japanese fan out there. Was quite a pleasure and really moved me.

Atoms For Peace

30Dec10

Tokyo-Ga is a deeply personal film and recommended for Wenders fans.

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Joseph Wallace

20Jun10

I really want to see this! Just reading the synopsis is already amazing...

Lee B.

4Mar10

I enjoy the tangents that Wenders explores the most; the wax factory, kids playing stickball, greasers dancing, etc. Avoiding a strict documentary format makes the film feel looser and, I think, adds to the context of the surroundings that influenced Ozu. The soundtrack is killer too, dreamlike.

Wall

DT

15May12