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tokyo skin (1996)

1996-04-20 · 1h 32m · JA
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Amidst the swirl of Tokyo's seamy nightlife of designer drugs, casual sex, and American slang, Zhou turns 30. It's a spiritual crisis for this Chinese immigrant who quotes Confucius, this Lothario and con artist who fences stolen goods. He falls for Kyōko, a seemingly shy provincial woman looking for the man who jilted her sister. As their relationship plays out, Hanawa intercuts stories of Kazuo, a hyperkinetic artist who loves the trendy Yōko (Kazuo bores her, and she pursues the indifferent Zhou), and Ali, a Pakistani Muslim who, broke and forlorn, stands outside a convenience store, love-struck by a clerk because she looked into his eyes (she thought he was shop-lifting)

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Yukinari HanawaDirector

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Xiu JianXiu JianZhouMikako TakahashiMikako TakahashiYukio YamatoYukio YamatoKazuoAsami KanaiAsami KanaiTattooed GirlAli AhmedAli AhmedAliKae MinamiKae MinamiXia PuXia PuJin Qiang MinJin Qiang MinMika TakahashiMika TakahashiKyōkoKOKOKOKOYōko

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Subculture

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinitySubcultureDialogue densityDramaDirector preference439890Actor preference202495 · 304408 · 1295332Country preferenceJp

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What is tokyo skin about?

Amidst the swirl of Tokyo's seamy nightlife of designer drugs, casual sex, and American slang, Zhou turns 30. It's a spiritual crisis for this Chinese immigrant who quotes Confucius, this Lothario and con artist who fences stolen goods. He falls for Kyōko, a seemingly shy provincial woman looking for the man who jilted her sister. As their relationship plays out, Hanawa intercuts stories of Kazuo, a hyperkinetic artist who loves the trendy Yōko (Kazuo bores her, and she pursues the indifferent Zhou), and Ali, a Pakistani Muslim who, broke and forlorn, stands outside a convenience store, love-struck by a clerk because she looked into his eyes (she thought he was shop-lifting)

How long is tokyo skin?

tokyo skin has a runtime of 92 minutes.