inquiry - depictions of Tokyo

[Alex Zahlten]

You could also try Shinoda Masahiro's SPY SORGE, which took great pains to
(CG)-reconstruct pre- II. WW Tokyo-

Best,
Alex Zahlten




> coming in on the tail end perhaps. I like the views in Takashi's LEY
> LINES, the rooftop shots in particular . . . the high and the low
(mmm,maybe
> like tengoku to jigoku. . . thematically not visually)
> 
> 
> > For an animated film that really captures the feel of Tokyo, try _Tokyo
> > Godfathers_ by Furuya Shogo and Kon Satoshi. I also thought that _Yume
> > nara samete_ by Sato Toshiki (known as "Perfect Blue") gave a pretty
> good
> > feel for some of the residential areas of what could be almost any large
> > city in Japan, and for a very good presentation of Shinjuku Station, try
> > the first few minutes of _Jisatsu saakuru_ (Suicide Club) by Sono
> > Shion--just remember to hit STOP as soon as the train comes in the
> > station!
> > 
> > 
> > Best,
> > 
> > Tim Iles
> > University of Victoria
> > 
> 

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