Tokyo!

Tôkyô!

Directed by Bong Joon-ho, Léos Carax, Michel Gondry

Japan, South Korea, 2008

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis

Directors Michel Gondry, Bong Joon-ho, and Leos Carax each direct a segment of this triptych feature about life in 21st Century Tokyo.

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Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

2008

Locarno International Film Festival

2012

São Paulo International Film Festival

2009

BFI London Film Festival

2008

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Articles from the Notebook

What is the 21st Century?: The Modern Director, Pt. 1

What is the 21st Century? is the column where Ignatiy Vishnevetsky tries to find an answer to the titular question.
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Cannes Film Festival, 2008: “Tokyo!” (Gondry/Carax/Bong, Japan)

Critics reviews

Michel Gondry is best known for his 2004 breakthrough comedy feature, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Leos Carax for the 1991 Les Amants du Pont-Neuf; and Bong Joon-Ho for the 2006 Korean monster film The Host. The cumulative strangeness of Tokyo! is consistent with the previous eccentricities of the three directors, and is well worth the time of any moviegoer looking for something different in their movie diet.

Andrew Sarris

March 03, 2009

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What are people saying?

Christopher R. Smith's rating of the film Tokyo!
Christopher R. Smith

A weird, engaging anthology of smart, stylish, but still character-driven oddities. Michel Gondry's segment is the best, with its authentic emotions and clever descent into surrealism. Leos Carax's is fun, though it does go on too long. And Joon-Ho Bong's entry is heartfelt, intriguing and told with some clever innovative filmmaking. Fresh and original, highly recommended.
November 22, 2010 21:58
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Phil Worfel's rating of the film Tokyo!
Phil Worfel

The first and third segments were absolutely lovely. The second was confusing, overlong and tough to watch. I'm sure there are elements of this that were intentional and the director clearly is a talented auteur but I found it thoroughly unenjoyable. Bong Joon-Ho's finale is stunningly shot.
August 15, 2009 06:41
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Risya's rating of the film Tokyo!
Risya

I've never seen a film quite like Tokyo! before. All 3 stories has its own appeals, this collection of strange tales is original and very interesting.
July 14, 2011 09:39
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rajiv ibrahim's rating of the film Tokyo!
rajiv ibrahim

4 stars for michel gondry's unique mind and heartwarming story, 3,5 stars for leos caraz's funny satire, and 2.5 stars for joon-ho bong's nonsense..
December 08, 2010 07:45
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Ryan Jelinek's rating of the film Tokyo!
Ryan Jelinek

48x better than "New York, I Love You" 4x better than "Paris, Je T'aime"
June 03, 2013 07:19
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DrFirestone's rating of the film Tokyo!
DrFirestone

Excellent and interesting to watch! All three parts are different to each other, which makes the whole more engaging. Actually, I enjoyed the middle bit least, it might be because I lived and worked in Tokyo and the first and third parts show daily life situations and expose real problems people face there. Highly recommended :)
January 24, 2019 17:52
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Ayesha Casely-Hayford's rating of the film Tokyo!
Ayesha Casely-Hayford

"Interior Design" "Merde!" "Shaking Tokyo" Michel Gondry Leos Carax Bong Joon Ho "Merde!" is laugh out loud funny. All 3 of these films are clever, unexpected, engaging. Totally inspiring. I love all three.
November 30, 2014 18:50
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Superfrog's rating of the film Tokyo!
Superfrog

The issue with a 3 feature set is that it is hard to grade. The fist one is amazing and would easily get 5 stars, the second one a paltry 2 and the third one probably 4. I wont talk about the first one as it is a typical Gondry job, breathtakingly amazing, as usual. The last one is a very good feature on the phenomenon of people isolationg by choice. T
November 29, 2014 17:00
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