Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands trial and lashes out at a hostile courtroom. A man who has resigned himself to a life of solitude reconsiders after meeting a charming pizza delivery woman. And finally, a happy young couple find themselves undergoing a series of frightening metamorphoses.
If TOKYO! hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
What ties these together is figuring out who you are, longing, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: old ways vs. new world. The feel is the same: dark comedy, surreal, slow burn, and dreamlike.
Both films sit with figuring out who you are and longing. Both circle the same ground: old ways vs. new world. Same energy: dark comedy, surreal, episodic, and slow burn.
Both films sit with figuring out who you are, loss of innocence, and longing. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and old ways vs. new world. Same energy: dark comedy, surreal, and slow burn.
Both films sit with figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions. Same energy: dark comedy and absurdist.
Like TOKYO!, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are and longing. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions. Both move the same way too, dark comedy and absurdist.
They share the same lens on corrupt institutions. Same energy: dark comedy, haunting, and slow burn.
