Leaving Europe to look for Akiko, filmmaker Jean-Noël Gobron discovers her city, the exotic Tokyo. A fictional documentary treating everyday life in Japan’s capital city, its Kabuki theater, its nostalgic Takenokozoku dances, its thousands of suit-and-tie executives, its geishas, its Western-style marriages, its quiet green areas, its pulsating nightlife. Yet, the authorial commentary, which deliberately often strays away from the images, throws into question the objectivity of the documentary format itself. What we see is inseparable from the experience of its young filmmaker as he casts a loving eye on a people and its culture.
The travel diary of the filmmaker, who travels to Tokyo for love. A documentary where beautiful and at times intimate images interpose over a voice-over reciting an unrelated poetic text.
The travel diary of the filmmaker, who travels to Tokyo for love. A documentary where beautiful and at times intimate images interpose over a voice-over reciting an unrelated poetic text.
The travel diary of the filmmaker, who travels to Tokyo for love. A documentary where beautiful and at times intimate images interpose over a voice-over reciting an unrelated poetic text.
The travel diary of the filmmaker, who travels to Tokyo for love. A documentary where beautiful and at times intimate images interpose over a voice-over reciting an unrelated poetic text.