Tokyo 1958

Year: 1958

Runtime: 24 mins

Language: Japanese

Directors: Hiroshi Teshigahara, Yoshiro Kawazu

Documentary

Eight filmmakers join Teshigahara to craft a pop newsreel that mixes cut‑out animation with color and black‑and‑white photography. In 24 minutes, the film documents Tokyo in 1957‑58, when its 8.5 million residents made it the world’s largest city, covering pollution, bridal fashion, rites, rituals and night‑time parties and other social scenes.

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