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Tokyo! in May

2 April 2009

This project, from three modern visionary directors – Michel Gondry (Be Kind, Rewind, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Leos Carax (Pola X, Les Amants du Pont-Neuf) and Joon-Ho Bong (The Host, Memories of Murder), is a fantasy in three movements, three directors interpreting a single motif: TOKYO. When they are put together, they form a unique work: a "Tokyo rhapsody".
 
INTERIOR DESIGN (Michel Gondry)
A young couple tries to set themselves up in Tokyo. The young man's ambition is clear – to become a film director. His girlfriend, far more indecisive, cannot escape the vague feeling that she's losing control of her life. Directionless, both are beginning to go under in this vast city until the young woman, utterly alone, becomes the object of a bizarre transformation... Starring Steven Seagal's daughter Ayako Fujitani (Shikik-Jitsu, Siegfried's Sansa) in the lead role.
 
MERDE (Leos Carax)
A mysterious creature spreads panic in the streets of Tokyo by means of his provocative and destructive behavior. This man, dubbed "The Creature of the Sewers" by the media, arouses both passion and repulsion...until the moment he is captured... Starring Denis Lavant (Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, Beau Travail, Mauvais Sang) as the Creature.
 
SHAKING TOKYO (Bong Joon-Ho)
For more than 10 years, he's been a hikikomori. He lives shut up in his apartment, strictly limiting all contact with the outside world to an absolute minimum. When a pizza delivery girl faints in his home during an earthquake, the unthinkable happens — he falls in love. Shortly after, he learns that the girl has in turn become a hikikomori. Will he dare cross the threshold that separates his apartment from the rest of the world?

Tokyo! has been announced for a UK DVD release on 25th May 2009 by Optimum Home Entertainment at the RRP of £19.99. Extra features include:

  • Making of "Interior Design";
  • Making of "Merde";
  • Making of "Shaking Tokyo";
  • Trailer.