Tokyo wasn't rebuilt—it clawed its way out of hell. You won't believe the footage they hid for 70 years.
World War II comes to an end. Tokyo is a destroyed place, without law, driven by hunger and greed. From over 100,000 pages of declassified CIA documents and hours of newly discovered footage, recorded by American occupation charges and private individuals, the documentary shows Tokyo during this crucial year, Year Zero. Observed from the point of view of a young man who finds himself transported in time, the NHK documentary uses color images and state-of-the-art video techniques to reveal how a desperate population is published as the foundations of today's megalopolis.
Cinematography
Degraded footage restored to devastating, living color.
Direction
Time-travel framing device actually lands emotionally.
Production
CIA document mining turns archival into thriller.
Director
Kensuke Kishi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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