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Tokyo Shaking 2021

Status
Released
Runtime
105 minutes
Director
Olivier Peyon
Networks
Les Films du Lendemain, Wild Bunch, SCOPE Pictures
Where to Stream
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★ TMDB users: 6.1/10 from 46 votes Drama Released
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★ 6.1/10
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What is Tokyo Shaking?

Topic: Film "Tokyo Shaking" (2021). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.

Type
Film
Year
2021
Status
Released
Runtime
105 minutes
Release date
Jun 23, 2021
Original language
FR
Origin
Belgium, France
Studios
Les Films du Lendemain, Wild Bunch, SCOPE Pictures
Genres
Drama
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Rating
★ TMDB users: 6.1/10 from 46 votes
Episode runtime
~105 minutes
Status
Released
Networks
Les Films du Lendemain, Wild Bunch, SCOPE Pictures
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Topic: Film "Tokyo Shaking" (2021).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Constraint 1: Write ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: No inventing/guessing (titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc.).
Constraint 3: Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 4: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 5: Word count 150-190 words.
Constraint 6: First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Constraint 7: Use provided materials only.
Title: Tokyo Shaking.
Year: 2021.
Genre: Drama.
Runtime: 1h 45m.
Release Date (FR): 06/23/2021.
Plot:
Date: March 11, 2011.
Event: Biggest tsunami Japan has ever experienced triggers the Fukushima disaster.
Context: Risks are being downplayed; foreign community in Tokyo is terrified; no one is capable of assessing scope.
Protagonist: Alexandra, a French executive newly arrived from Hong Kong to work in a bank.
Conflict: Facing a nuclear crisis; torn between company instructions and returning to her husband and children in Hong Kong; defending honor and given word amidst terror and chaos.
Attempt 1 (Mental Outline):
Tokyo

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Should you watch it?

“A French bank employee in Tokyo faces a nuclear crisis after a massive tsunami.”

Reasons to watch
  • Explores the terrifying unfolding of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and Fukushima disaster from the perspective of Tokyo's foreign community.
  • Features a compelling central performance by Karin Viard as Alexandra, a French executive caught between corporate orders and family.
  • Directed by Olivier Peyon as a Franco-Belgian feature film depicting high-stakes moral and professional dilemmas.
Keep in mind
  • It deals with a tragic real-life disaster and pervasive terror that may be intense for some viewers.

Watch it if you want to see a dramatic portrayal of an executive navigating corporate instructions versus family safety during the Fukushima disaster.

The tone is dramatic and tense, capturing the terror and chaos of a major nuclear crisis and natural disaster.

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Streaming availability can be checked on platforms like The Movie Database and Plex, though specific regional streaming rights are subject to change.

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It is worth watching if you are interested in a dramatic feature film depicting personal and corporate conflict during the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

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Tokyo Shaking is a feature film with a total runtime of one hour and forty-five minutes.

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Tokyo Shaking is a standalone feature film rather than a television series with episodes.

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