Tokyo waka [electronic resource] : a city poem / a film by John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson.

[Oley, Pa.] : [Distrobuted by] Bullfrog Films, 2013.

1 streaming video file (63 min.) : digital, sd., col.

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Tokyo Waka tells the story of 20,000 crows who have adapted to city life in Tokyo and the 13 million people of Tokyo who now live alongside them in a stalemate. A Buddhist priest comments on garbage as the remnants of desire; a gardener considers the relentless persistence of nature amidst urban grit; a homeless woman talks about forging community in her tent village deep in the corner of a city park. Tokyo Waka gives these smart, opportunistic crows their due, but the film is ultimately an episodic and discursive poem about the life and culture of Tokyo, one of the great cities of the world.

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English; Japanese

October 30, 2018

Directed by John Haptas & Kristine Samuelson ; cinematography, sound, editing, John Haptas & Kristine Samuelson ; music, Todd Boekelheide ; sound design, Pete Horner.

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