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Peter I. Chang

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A rich and evocative tableau of life in the Japanese capital, set to a beguiling score by Calexico’s John Convertino. Taiwanese-born filmmaker Peter I. Chang’s portrait of the bustling metropolis offers a modern-day take on the City Symphonies that flourished in early 20th Century cinema with films such as Man with a Movie Camera. Like those earlier opuses, Tokyo is Dreaming uses the camera to observe the beating heart(s) of urban life—work, travel, leisure but also alienation and homelessness—subtly drawing a map of the city in which quiet contemplation and frenetic activity overlap. The absence of dialogue, subtitles or voice-over narration encourages a total submersion in this life of the city—a bewildering and fascinating journey.
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Tokyo Is Dreaming (2008)
Peter I. Chang is known for Columbus in the New World (2012), The Devil (2013) and Tokyo Is Dreaming (2008).
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    Columbus in the New World (2012)
    Columbus in the New World
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 2012
    The Devil (2013)
    The Devil
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 2013
    Tokyo Is Dreaming (2008)
    Tokyo Is Dreaming
    7.8
    • Director
    • 2008
    Summer in Siam (2011)
    Summer in Siam
    Short
    • Director
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Director

    • Document 2012 (2017)
      Document 2012
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Yellow (2015)
      Yellow
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Indian Summer (2015)
      Indian Summer
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Rain Song (2015)
      Rain Song
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • [sub]urban: An Unauthorized Introduction to Tetsuya Ishida (2014)
      [sub]urban: An Unauthorized Introduction to Tetsuya Ishida
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Buffalo Electric (2013)
      Buffalo Electric
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • The Devil (2013)
      The Devil
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Transmigration of Souls (2013)
      Transmigration of Souls
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Pleq/Quinn Walker - Shoreline Drones (2012)
      Pleq/Quinn Walker - Shoreline Drones
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Columbus in the New World (2012)
      Columbus in the New World
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Book Tour Blues (2012)
      Book Tour Blues
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Bedroom Constellation (2011)
      Bedroom Constellation
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Fragments (2011)
      Fragments
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Summer in Siam (2011)
      Summer in Siam
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Tokyo Is Dreaming (2008)
      Tokyo Is Dreaming
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2008

    Editor

    • Document 2012 (2017)
      Document 2012
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Yellow (2015)
      Yellow
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Indian Summer (2015)
      Indian Summer
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Rain Song (2015)
      Rain Song
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • [sub]urban: An Unauthorized Introduction to Tetsuya Ishida (2014)
      [sub]urban: An Unauthorized Introduction to Tetsuya Ishida
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Buffalo Electric (2013)
      Buffalo Electric
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • The Devil (2013)
      The Devil
      Music Video
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Transmigration of Souls (2013)
      Transmigration of Souls
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Pleq/Quinn Walker - Shoreline Drones (2012)
      Pleq/Quinn Walker - Shoreline Drones
      Music Video
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Columbus in the New World (2012)
      Columbus in the New World
      Music Video
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Book Tour Blues (2012)
      Book Tour Blues
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Bedroom Constellation (2011)
      Bedroom Constellation
      Music Video
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Fragments (2011)
      Fragments
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Summer in Siam (2011)
      Summer in Siam
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Tokyo Is Dreaming (2008)
      Tokyo Is Dreaming
      7.8
      • Editor
      • 2008

    Cinematographer

    • Document 2012 (2017)
      Document 2012
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Yellow (2015)
      Yellow
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Indian Summer (2015)
      Indian Summer
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Rain Song (2015)
      Rain Song
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • [sub]urban: An Unauthorized Introduction to Tetsuya Ishida (2014)
      [sub]urban: An Unauthorized Introduction to Tetsuya Ishida
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Buffalo Electric (2013)
      Buffalo Electric
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Book Tour Blues (2012)
      Book Tour Blues
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Bedroom Constellation (2011)
      Bedroom Constellation
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Fragments (2011)
      Fragments
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Summer in Siam (2011)
      Summer in Siam
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Tokyo Is Dreaming (2008)
      Tokyo Is Dreaming
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • I Want to Destroy America (2006)
      I Want to Destroy America
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006

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    I Want To Destroy America
    Trailer 2:23
    I Want To Destroy America
    TOKYO IS DREAMING
    Trailer 1:59
    TOKYO IS DREAMING

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