Tokyo-Ga – Pachinko & Mu
Scenes from the documentary movie Tokyo-Ga, by Wim Wenders (1985).
Language: english
Subtitles: spanish
Those scenes show two visits to a pachinko parlor somewhere in Tokyo. First we see different people playing pachinko. Even a person that gets a price. Later at night, when the shop is closed, the owner modifies the machines.
The movie is a documentary about the filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu. It also includes several short scenes about live in modern Tokyo, like pachinko, golf in city…
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090182/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo-Ga
Video posted by: MegaORP
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January 31st, 2009 at 4:19 am
oh my god……this is shame of japan.and 70-90% is managed by korian……so stupid gamble!
February 5th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Pachinko = Gambling
February 9th, 2009 at 8:08 am
They’re a somewhat more involved alternative to a slot machine – all you do on those is pull a lever.
February 12th, 2009 at 10:07 am
LOL AT THE NAMELESS FACES!
February 18th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
how old do you have to be to play?
February 21st, 2009 at 7:34 am
lol i’ve seen those in animes!… and this game looks like its for children to play not for adults…
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:34 pm
you never traded your balls for cash? wow, what a waste.
February 24th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
wow i really missed panchinko so much… ive won pachinko many times.. infact i won things from pachinko like pair of watch, a portable blood pressure kits, a portable tv i mean using only for battery.. wow really missed PACHINKO
February 27th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
there is one called Tokyo Noise, its hard to find but there are torrents around …
March 6th, 2009 at 12:52 am
Got it! found it under ‘Tokyo-Ga’ search
March 9th, 2009 at 5:49 am
Where on Netflix? I searched and didn’t get any result under a ‘pachinko’ search.
March 11th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
is it illegal for a teen to play pachinko or pachislot?
March 12th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
thanks for sharing ! It’s amazing how sensitive Wenders is to the Japanese psychology !
March 13th, 2009 at 1:38 am
Have you seen any others as good as Tokyo-Ga?
March 15th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
The full released movie is available on Netflix!!
Thanks for posting this clip!!
March 16th, 2009 at 12:56 am
they need a more modern documentary on tokyo these days.
March 16th, 2009 at 5:43 am
yeh! i work at a pachinko here in guam
March 18th, 2009 at 1:21 am
Amazing clip, thanks so much, hope I can see more of this documentary in the future.