Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009)

Profile

• Movie: Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
• Director: Isabel Coixet

• Writer: Isabel Coixet
• Producer: Jaume Roures
• Cinematography: Jean Claude Larrier
• World Premiere: May 23, 2009 (Cannes Film Festival)
• Release Date: August 28, 2009 (Spain) / September 11, 2010 (Japan)
• Runtime: 100 min.
• Genre: Crime / Drama / Romance
• Studio Mediapro
• Language: Japanese, English
• Country: Spain

Plot

Ryu (Rinko Kikuchi) is a loner who at night works at a fish market and occasionally is a contract killer. David (Sergi Lopez) is a wine-store owner devastated by his girlfriend’s suicide. When Ryu is hired to bump him off, the pair develop a tentative, enigmatic relationship.