Rise of Tokyo in Color

Rise of Tokyo in Color

44 mins | Documentary | June 4, 2018

It's a city that transformed itself from a sprawl of wooden dwellings into a huge modern metropolis. Over 150 years, Tokyo has risen from the ashes twice--from an epic earthquake and a devastating series of bombings--rebuilding itself into the world's largest city. Examine the evolution and modernization of Tokyo through digitally remastered and colorized archival footage.

Rise of Tokyo in Color

44 mins | Documentary | June 4, 2018

Rise of Tokyo in Color
It's a city that transformed itself from a sprawl of wooden dwellings into a huge modern metropolis. Over 150 years, Tokyo has risen from the ashes twice--from an epic earthquake and a devastating series of bombings--rebuilding itself into the world's largest city. Examine the evolution and modernization of Tokyo through digitally remastered and colorized archival footage.
Producers NHK, Smithsonian Channel
Original title Rise of Tokyo in Color
Directors Olivier Julien
Writers

Cast

David Fellowes

as Narrator