A triptych examines the nature of one unforgettable city as it's shaped by the disparate people who live, work (and even run amok) inside one enormous, constantly evolving, densely populated megalopolis, the ravishing and inimitable Tokyo.
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Cast
| Ayako Fujitani | ... |
Hiroko (segment "Interior Design")
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| Ryô Kase | ... |
Akira (segment "Interior Design")
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| Ayumi Ito | ... |
Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
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| Nao Ômori | ... |
Hiroshi (segment "Interior Design")
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| Satoshi Tsumabuki | ... |
Takeshi (segment "Interior Design")
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Ken Mitsuishi | ... |
Agent immobilier homme (segment "Interior Design")
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Yuno Iriguchi | ... |
Agent immobilier femme (segment "Interior Design")
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Rie Minemura | ... |
Responsable du magasin d'objets (segment "Interior Design")
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Ben Himura | ... |
Employé de la fourrière (segment "Interior Design")
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Kenjirô Ishimaru | ... |
Oncle de Takeshi (segment "Interior Design")
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Taijirô Tamura | ... |
Spectateur 1 au cinéma (segment "Interior Design")
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Junya Asô | ... |
Spectateur 2 au cinéma (segment "Interior Design")
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Mayu Harada | ... |
Collègue d'Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
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Motomi Makiguchi | ... |
Clochard (segment "Interior Design")
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Hiroko Ninomiya | ... |
Vieille dame à l'arret de bus (segment "Interior Design")
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Ryûsei Saitô | ... |
Un ami de Hiroshi (segment "Interior Design")
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Tomoe Ura | ... |
Une amie de Hiroshi (segment "Interior Design")
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Miho Iiguchi | ... |
(segment "Interior Design")
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Akira Osaki | ... |
(segment "Interior Design")
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Kayoko Fujii | ... |
(segment "Interior Design")
(as Kyoko Fujii)
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Takashi Ogasawara | ... |
(segment "Interior Design")
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Shingo Ippongi | ... |
(segment "Interior Design")
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| Shunji Iwai | ... |
(segment "Interior Design")
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| Yoshiyuki Morishita | ... |
(segment "Interior Design")
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| Soji Arai | ... |
(segment "Interior Design")
(as Sohee Park)
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| Denis Lavant | ... |
Merde' (segment "Merde")
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| Jean-François Balmer | ... |
Maître Voland (segment "Merde")
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| Renji Ishibashi | ... |
L'avocat général (segment "Merde")
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Toshiyuki Kitami | ... |
Le procureur (segment "Merde")
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| Kyûsaku Shimada | ... |
Le directeur de prison (segment "Merde")
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Azusa | ... |
Le présentatrice TV (segment "Merde")
(as Azusa Takehana)
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KaoRi | ... |
L'interpréte de Voland (1) (segment "Merde")
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| Julie Dreyfus | ... |
L'interpréte de Voland (2) (segment "Merde")
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Kenji Kodama | ... |
Le président du tribunal (segment "Merde")
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Kaohiko Kaoda | ... |
Le présentateur tv (segment "merde")
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Toshiko Murakami | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Nao Nekota | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Kasumi Irifune | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Yoshiko Matsuda | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Kaneko Kubota | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Yui Iizuka | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Noa Kataoka | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Masaki Ide | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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| Édith Le Merdy | ... |
(segment "Merde")
(as Edith Le Merdy)
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Eiji Kawachi | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Masaya Takahashi | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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| Andrée Damant | ... |
(segment "Merde")
(as Andrée Darmant)
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Tae Kurokawa | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Toshihiko Hino | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Toshiki Sakoh | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Natsumi Kiyoura | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Shûko Itô | ... |
(segment "Merde")
(as Shuko Ito)
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Kyoko Maruyama | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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Aoi Nakabeppu | ... |
(segment "Merde")
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| Yû Aoi | ... |
La livreuse de pizza (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
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| Teruyuki Kagawa | ... |
L'homme (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
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| Naoto Takenaka | ... |
Le patron de la pizzeria (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
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Ayumi Machida | ... |
(segment "Shaking Tokyo")
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Daisuke Yamashita | ... |
(segment "Shaking Tokyo")
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| Hiroshi Yamamoto | ... |
(segment "Shaking Tokyo")
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Yoshiyoshi Arakawa | ... |
(segment "Shaking Tokyo")
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| Yutaka Matsushige | ... |
(segment "Shaking Tokyo")
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Don Don | ... |
Le mécano de la fourrière (segment "Interior Design")
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Fumio Kitagami |
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Wabian | ... |
(segment "Shaking Tokyo")
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Eimei Kanamura | ... |
(segment "Merde") (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Leos Carax | ... | (segment "Merde") |
| Michel Gondry | ... | (segment "Interior Design") |
| Bong Joon Ho | ... | (segment "Shaking Tokyo") |
Written by
| Michel Gondry | ... | (segment "Interior Design") (writer) & |
| Gabrielle Bell | ... | (segment "Interior Design") (writer) |
| Gabrielle Bell | ... | (segment "Interior Design") (graphic novel "Cecil and Jordan in New York") |
| Leos Carax | ... | (segment "Merde") (writer) |
| Bong Joon Ho | ... | (segment "Shaking Tokyo") (writer) |
Produced by
| Rémi Burah | ... | co-producer |
| Sujin Chung | ... | co-executive producer |
| Kenzô Horikoshi | ... | executive producer: Merde |
| Lewis Taewan Kim | ... | associate producer (as Lewis Kim) |
| Hiroyuki Negishi | ... | executive producer: Interior Design |
| Anne Pernod-Sawada | ... | producer |
| Yûji Sadai | ... | executive producer: Interior Design |
| Masa Sawada | ... | producer (as Masamichi Sawada) |
| Elise Voitey | ... | line producer |
| Michiko Yoshitake | ... | producer |
| Atsuko Ôno | ... | associate producer (as Atsuko Ohno) |
Music by
| Étienne Charry | ... | (segment ": "Interior Design") |
| Byung-woo Lee | ... | (original music by) |
Cinematography by
| Caroline Champetier | ... | (segment "Merde") |
| Jun Fukumoto | ... | (segment "Shaking Tokyo") |
| Masami Inomoto | ... | (segment "Interior Design") |
Editing by
| Nelly Quettier | ... | (segment "Merde") |
Editorial Department
| Erica Freed | ... | first assistant editor |
| Nick Houy | ... | (segment "Interior Design") second assistant editor |
| Alex Kopit | ... | (segment "Interior Design") associate editor |
| Jean-Baptiste Le Guen | ... | digital film supervisor |
| Alexandra Pocquet | ... | colorist |
Casting By
| Tsuyoshi Sugino | ||
Production Design by
| Mitsuo Harada | ... | (segment "Merde") |
| Yûji Hayashida | ... | (segment "Interior Design") (as Hiroshi Hayashida) |
| Toshihiro Isomi | ... | (segment "Shaking Tokyo") |
Makeup Department
| Frédéric Balmer | ... | makeup designer |
| Tomo Hyakutake | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Isao Tsuge | ... | (segment ": "Merde") beauty director |
Production Management
| Raffi Adlan | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Christina Crassaris | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Elise Voitey | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Fabienne Chauveau | ... | first assistant director |
| Shinzô Katayama | ... | (segment "Shaking Tokyo") assistant director |
| Shôtarô Kobayashi | ... | (segment "Interior Design") first assistant director |
| Fumio Nomoto | ... | (segment "Merde") first assistant director |
| Takuma Yoshimi | ... | (segment "Shaking Tokyo") first assistant director |
Art Department
| Hiroshi Sagae | ... | (segment "Merde") sculptor |
Sound Department
| Guenaelle Blanchet | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Katia Boutin | ... | sound editor |
| Kam Chan | ... | (segment "Interior Design") foley editor |
| Jérôme Chenevoy | ... | boom operator |
| Marko A. Costanzo | ... | (segment "Interior Design") foley artist |
| Dominique Gaborieau | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Paul Hsu | ... | (segment "Interior Design") re-recording mixer / (segment "Interior Design") supervising sound editor |
| Erwan Kerzanet | ... | sound mixer |
| George A. Lara | ... | (segment "Interior Design") foley mixer |
| Branka Mrkic | ... | dialogue editor |
| Reilly Steele | ... | (segment "Interior Design") re-recording mixer |
| Sara Stern | ... | (segment "Interior Design") assistant sound editor |
| Clémence Stoloff | ... | (segment "Interior Design") sound intern |
Special Effects by
| Kevin Carter | ... | special effects contact lenses |
| Grégoire Delage | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Tomo Hyakutake | ... | special effects makeup |
| Charles-Axel Vollard | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Gerald Blaise | ... | digital effects artist |
| Lucie Bories | ... | digital compositor |
| Aurélyen Daudet | ... | digital compositor |
| Sophie Denize | ... | visual effects producer |
| Julien Dias | ... | senior compositor |
| Cédric Fayolle | ... | (segments "Interior Design", "Merde") visual effects supervisor |
| Geoffroy Givry | ... | digital compositor |
| Wulff Jeremy | ... | digital compositor / digital effects artist / title designer |
| Thomas Larocca | ... | lead digital compositor |
| Sabine Lineres | ... | digital compositor |
| Adeline Simon | ... | digital compositor |
| Guillaume Thimus | ... | (segment "Interior Design") movematcher |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tokujû Ichikawa | ... | (segment "Shaking Tokyo") gaffer |
| Manabu Kato | ... | lighting technician |
| Shinichi Matsukuma | ... | (segment "Interior Design") gaffer |
| Tôru Saitô | ... | (segment "Merde") gaffer (as Toru Saito) |
| Kanako Tanuma | ... | (segment "Merde") first assistant camera |
| Toshirô Watanabe | ... | still photographer (as Toshio Watanabe) |
| Kanako Tanuma | ... | (segment "Merde") camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited) |
Location Management
| David Le Gall | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Pedro H. da Silva | ... | musician: electric guitar |
| Alejandro de Icaza | ... | (segment "Interior Design") music recording engineer |
| Alondra de la Parra | ... | conductor |
| Dan Evans Farkas | ... | (segment "Interior Design") music editor |
| Ronen Landa | ... | music preparation: "Interior Design" |
| Mike Savino | ... | musician: banjo |
| Lev Zhurbin | ... | music arranger: "Interior Design" (as Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin) |
Additional Crew
| Virginie Hoche | ... | production assistant |
| Kenny Kusaka | ... | Japanese post-production manager (Segment"Interior Design") |
| Matthew J. Vince | ... | post production facility operations (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Comme des Cinémas (presents)
- Kansai Telecasting (KTV) (in co-production with)
- Bitters End (in co-production with)
- Sponge (in co-production with)
- Arte France Cinéma (in co-production with)
- Coin Film (in co-production with)
- WDR/Arte (in co-production with)
- Backup Media (in association with)
- Wild Bunch (in association with)
- Champion Top Investment (in association with)
- Video Audio Project (VAP) (in association with)
- Hakuhodo DY Media Partners (in association with)
- WOWOW (in association with)
- Asahi National Broadcasting Company (in association with)
- Picnic (in association with)
Distributors
- Liberation Entertainment (2008) (United States)
- Multicom Entertainment Group (2010) (World-wide)
- CP Classics (2009) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Nintendo Entertainment (2008) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2008) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sidus (2008) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Bitters End (2008) (Japan)
- California Filmes (2009) (Brazil)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2008) (Singapore)
- Clap - Produção de Filmes (2011) (Portugal)
- Festive Films (2008) (Singapore)
- Film1 Sundance Channel (2013) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Haut et Court (2008) (France)
- Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2008) (Czechia) (subtitled)
- Koch Films (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Films (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- Liberation Entertainment (2008) (Canada)
- Liberation Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Movies Inspired (2010) (Italy)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Serenity Entertainment International (2008) (Taiwan)
- Sponge (2008) (South Korea)
- Video Audio Project (VAP) (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Hyakutake Studio (special make-up effects)
Other Companies
- C5 (post-production sound services) (segment: interior design)
- HFR (digital intermediate)
- Post Factory NY (post-production facilities)
Storyline
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Tokyo is a city of transitions in three short films. A young woman who finds her life useless experiences a metamorphosis. A disheveled Caucasian emerges from a manhole to face arrest, trial, and execution; he calls himself "Merde" and speaks a language only his look-alike attorney understands. Is he human? A recluse experiences human contact when a pizza-delivery girl faints at his door during an earthquake. He conquers fear to seek her out. A chair, a corpse, a hermit: sources of urban connection?
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Music and sound effects from the 1954 film, "Gojira," are used in scenes of Merde'. The depiction of a monster being something common is similar to the depiction of nuclear war as a giant monster in "Gojira." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Mr. X, a Vision of Leos Carax (2014). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tokyo Town Pages See more » |