The Koumiko Mystery

The Koumiko Mystery

Release Date: 1965-10-09

Overview: Filmed during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Chris Marker’s The Koumiko Mystery follows Koumiko Muraoka, a young Japanese woman born in Manchuria and educated in France. As Marker films her wandering through Tokyo, she reflects on identity, memory, and what it means to be Japanese in a rapidly changing world.

Rating: 6.7 / 10

Cast

Chris Marker

Chris Marker

as Narrator

Koumiko Muraoka

Koumiko Muraoka

as Herself

Crew

  • Chris Marker - Director

  • Chris Marker - Writer

  • Chris Marker - Director of Photography

  • Chris Marker - Editor

  • Toru Takemitsu - Original Music Composer

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