Japan Synopsis
東京1958
Eight filmmakers collaborate with Teshigahara to create a "frantic, non-stop pop newsreel". Mixing cutout animation with color and black & white photography, this snapshot documents Tokyo in 1957-58, when it had eight and ½ million people and was the largest city in the world. Pollution, bridal fashion, rites, rituals, partying– Nearly every angle of Tokyo life is compacted into a mere 24 minutes.
The 1957–1959 Japan Window
32 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Tokyo 1958 sits at position #21.
#1The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
★ 8.2 · 1959
#2The Hidden Fortress
★ 8.0 · 1958
#3The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
★ 8.0 · 1959
#4Throne of Blood
★ 7.9 · 1957
#5Hiroshima Mon Amour
★ 7.8 · 1959
#6Good Morning
★ 7.7 · 1959
#7Fires on the Plain
★ 7.6 · 1959
#8The Ballad of Narayama
★ 7.5 · 1958
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1950s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tokyo 1958 premiered. 76 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,371 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Documentary productions specifically: #41 of 50 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, French, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Cinema 58 |
| Runtime | 24m |
| Release Date | April 24, 1958 |
| IMDb | tt1090282 |