Documentary · Japan · 1958 · 24m

Tokyo 1958

東京1958

Tokyo 1958 poster
Director
Hiroshi TeshigaharaKanzaburo MushanokojiKyushiro KusakabeRyuichiro SakisakaMasahiro OgiSadamu MaruoSusumu HaniYoshiro KawazuZenzō Matsuyama
Cast
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Crew
Masahiro Ogi — Editor Susumu Hani — Editor Kyushiro Kusakabe — Editor Ryuichiro Sakisaka — Editor Kanzaburo Mushanokoji — Editor Hiroshi Teshigahara — Editor
Synopsis

A collaborative, newsreel-style portrait of Tokyo in 1957–58, blending photography, animation, and historical imagery to capture the city’s labor, rituals, and nightlife at the moment it became the world’s largest metropolis.

Mood & Themes
frantic
Key Collaborators
Hiroshi Teshigahara Director Kanzaburo Mushanokoji Director Kyushiro Kusakabe Director Ryuichiro Sakisaka Director Masahiro Ogi Director Sadamu Maruo Director Susumu Hani Director Yoshiro Kawazu Director Zenzō Matsuyama Director Masahiro Ogi Editor Susumu Hani Editor Kyushiro Kusakabe Editor
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