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Quick Info

Rating

6.9/10

Release2008

Runtime1h 52m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$1,133,863

Production

ARTE France Cinéma

Wild Bunch

Bitters End

Backup Media

Comme des Cinémas

WDR/Arte

Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Coin Film

Kansai Television

Sponge

VAP

Champion Top Investment

Picnic

WOWOW

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

Movie

Tokyo!

2008

1h 52m

6.9

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Romance

Synopsis

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.

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