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Release Year1958
Runtime0h 24m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes16
DirectorSusumu Hani, Yoshiro Kawazu, Kyushiro Kusakabe, Sadamu Maruo, Kanzaburo Mushanokoji, Masahiro Ogi, Ryuichiro Sakisaka, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Zenzō Matsuyama
WritersSusumu Hani, Kyushiro Kusakabe, Sadamu Maruo
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.2 out of 10
Cast1 credited
Also Known AsTokyo 1958
About Tokyo 1958
A collaborative, newsreel-style portrait of Tokyo in 1957–58, blending photography, animation, and historical imagery to capture the city’s labor, rituals, and nightlife at the moment it became the world’s largest metropolis.
Directed by Susumu Hani, Yoshiro Kawazu, Kyushiro Kusakabe, Sadamu Maruo, Kanzaburo Mushanokoji, Masahiro Ogi, Ryuichiro Sakisaka, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Zenzō Matsuyama, Tokyo 1958 leans on a strong ensemble — Donald Richie — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1958.
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