The Koumiko Mystery

6.7
196554m

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.

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Thumbnail for video: The Koumiko Mystery Clip 4 (I wonder who invented blue eyes?) #AVIDSCLIPS

The Koumiko Mystery Clip 4 (I wonder who invented blue eyes?) #AVIDSCLIPS

Thumbnail for video: The Koumiko Mystery Clip 3 (What do you expect from life?) #AVIDSCLIPS

The Koumiko Mystery Clip 3 (What do you expect from life?) #AVIDSCLIPS

Thumbnail for video: The Koumiko Mystery Clip 2 (What is the Japanese spirit?) #AVIDSCLIPS

The Koumiko Mystery Clip 2 (What is the Japanese spirit?) #AVIDSCLIPS

Thumbnail for video: The Koumiko Mystery Clip 1 (Love and Tenderness) #AVIDSCLIPS

The Koumiko Mystery Clip 1 (Love and Tenderness) #AVIDSCLIPS

Thumbnail for video: The Koumiko Mystery | Le Mystère Koumiko (1965) Trailer | Director: Chris Marker

The Koumiko Mystery | Le Mystère Koumiko (1965) Trailer | Director: Chris Marker

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Chris Marker

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