Tokyo Skin

1996 1h 32m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Amidst the swirl of Tokyo's seamy nightlife of designer drugs, casual sex, and American slang, Zhou turns 30. It's a spiritual crisis for this Chinese immigrant who quotes Confucius, this Lothario and con artist who fences stolen goods. He falls for Kyōko, a seemingly shy provincial woman looking for the man who jilted her sister.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Xiu Jian
Zhou
Yukio Yamato
Kazuo
Asami Kanai
Tattooed Girl
Ali Ahmed
Ali
Kae Minami
Xia Pu
Jin Qiang Min
Mika Takahashi
Kyōko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yukinari Hanawa
Writers: Yukinari Hanawa, Xiu Jian
Languages: Japanese, Mandarin, English
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Mandarin, English.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nobuko Tomita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Xiu Jian and Yukio Yamato and Asami Kanai carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0116789 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yukinari Hanawa directs. Nobuko Tomita cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Mandarin, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Nobuko Tomita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Xiu Jian and Yukio Yamato and Asami Kanai carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0116789 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.