TOKYO EYES

Name: TOKYO EYES
Genre: Romance, Crime, Comedy, Drama

Japan, France · 1998
1h 30m
Director Jean-Pierre Limosin
Starring Shinji Takeda, Hinano Yoshikawa, Kaori Mizushima, Tetta Sugimoto
Genre Romance, Crime, Comedy, Drama

The police are tracking a man who shoots at people. But the young sister of a detective finds that he's not the mad vigilante portrayed in newspapers.

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Village Voice by

Doesn't so much titillate as irritate.

Variety by Derek Elley

Brings nothing new to the table, and spends far too long making the audience think it will.

New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

This amped-up Japanese thriller is a fairly diverting tale of romantic and cultural alienation.

The New York Times by Lawrence Van Gelder

The portrayals by the fetching Ms. Yoshikawa and Mr. Takeda are consistently absorbing, and Mr. Limosin's plotting, though essentially gimmicky and manipulative, packs mystery and tension.

TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh

Resembles the giggly teen romances that saturate the Japanese market with a coolly alienated French twist.

Chicago Reader by Reece Pendleton

The film may never fully attain the emotional resonance it seems to be striving for, but it's still an accomplished and interesting piece of work.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

The director has listed Jean-Luc Godard as an influence, which explains the movie's French New Wave exuberance.