Release, runtime and language

1958 · 24 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Hiroshi Teshigahara, Yoshiro Kawazu

Starring

Donald Richie

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.