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

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[madnesscombat51]

you need to be 18 or older to play (gambling machine)

[cochranexyz]

A friend of mine went into one--hadn't a clue, really. Spent hours there. Loved it.

[burutoga999]

aaaaaa

[ひろみ 武田]

most pachinko shops are managed by korean people live in japan.

[ひろみ 武田]

there are so many victims by pachinko and pachislot, but japanese government doesnt abolish pachinko and pachislot .

[ひろみ 武田]

pachinko is like opium.

a grave isuue in japan.

[GodfatherGaming1]

just like vegas im hypnotized!

[TodA51]

The last 10s of the video are in Golden Gai - about 200+ Izakaya packed into a tiny, TINY half-block. Most only seat 5-6 people, its seedy (but safe), dark, and mysterious. Very rare in Tokyo. It's a 15m walk away from the station, very few Tokyoites are even aware of it, nor think about it.

Anthony Bourdaine(sp?) went to the crappy, small bar-alley in Shibuya, across the street from the station. >.> Still haven't forgiven him for that.

[Nippergod]

5 people lost all their money playing pachinko

[MizKiwii]

really? lol but it looks like just another chunky cheese