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Now showing — Tokyo Vice · 5 works

  • Pulse Film · 2000s

    Pulse is a 2001 Japanese techno-horror film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. The plot follows two separate storylines in Japan that faces mass disappearances amidst a ghostly invasion of the real world via the Internet. One f...

    FolkloreAfter-hoursLonging
  • Sonatine Film · 1990s

    Sonatine is a 1993 Japanese yakuza film directed, written and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in the film. It won numerous awards and became one of Kitano's most successful and praised films, garnering him a sizable international fan base.

    After-hoursLongingUrban isolation
  • First Love Television · 2020s

    A Japanese series of memory, missed timing, adult return, and city tenderness carried through long-form television.

    LongingUrban isolationMemory
  • Tokyo Vice Television · 2020s

    A serialized Tokyo crime drama about urban pressure, institutions, nightlife, and contemporary threshold energy.

    PowerUrban isolationAfter-hours
  • Tokyo Godfathers Anime · 2000s

    Tokyo Godfathers is a 2003 anime title tied to Satoshi Kon and Keiichi Suzuki and Japan. It keeps the animated field legible through atmosphere, genre range, and exact-title recall.

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