Tokyo-ga
Finally got around to watching Tokyo-ga, a film by Wim Wenders. Inspired by the works of Yasujiro Ozu, he travels to Tokyo to see what he can find, if anything, remaining of the Tokyo captured in Ozu's films. In the process he takes some gorgeous lingering shots of scenes around Tokyo of the sort Ozu is known for. There are a few hilarious 80s technological and stylistic anachronisms, but for the large part the scenes he shoots have a very timeless quality to them. It really captured the feelings I get when I think of Tokyo.
There's one scene that emphasizes the amount of effort a number of Japanese put into practicing their golf form. It stood out to me as amusing that these Japanese people put as much effort into perfecting their golf swing as I've put into perfecting my katana swing (of course I have long ways to go there).
Other notable scenes include interviews with an actor and a cameraman who worked with Ozu, and a day spent in a workshop specializing in plastic display case food.
If you have the same sorts of nostalgic feelings that I do about Japan, I would highly recommend watching it. Even more so if you've watched a few of Yasujiro Ozu's films. I will make sure to preserve a copy of this movie for...ah...academic...purposes. That's it. So if you'd like to watch it let me know. It's also available on Netflix. There's a commentary track on the DVD as well, so I might check that out another time.
There's one scene that emphasizes the amount of effort a number of Japanese put into practicing their golf form. It stood out to me as amusing that these Japanese people put as much effort into perfecting their golf swing as I've put into perfecting my katana swing (of course I have long ways to go there).
Other notable scenes include interviews with an actor and a cameraman who worked with Ozu, and a day spent in a workshop specializing in plastic display case food.
If you have the same sorts of nostalgic feelings that I do about Japan, I would highly recommend watching it. Even more so if you've watched a few of Yasujiro Ozu's films. I will make sure to preserve a copy of this movie for...ah...academic...purposes. That's it. So if you'd like to watch it let me know. It's also available on Netflix. There's a commentary track on the DVD as well, so I might check that out another time.