Tokyo!

Tokyo!

Three tall tales. one big city.

Directed by Michel Gondry, Bong Joon Ho, Leos Carax

Produced by ARTE France Cinéma, Wild Bunch

2008112 min6.9 / 10

A surreal, darkly playful anthology that blends grotesque comedy with moments of tenderness, using Tokyo as a canvas for three tales of isolation, connection, and transformation.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tokyo! one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 86% of films.

  • Is Tokyo! violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Tokyo! sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Tokyo! end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Tokyo! scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Tokyo! easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Written about

78/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity90

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Tokyo!, and what each one shares →

Like Tokyo!

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tokyo!

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tokyo!, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tokyo!, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tokyo!, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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