The Koumiko Mystery (1965)

Release Date: 1965-10-09
Runtime: 0h 54min
Production Company: A.P.E.C.
Production Country: France, Japan
Director: Chris Marker

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.