Tokyo Phoenix

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombings in 1945— followed by a spectacular rebirth, Tokyo, the old city of Edo, has become the largest and most futuristic capital in the world in a transformation process fueled by the exceptional resilience of its inhabitants, and nourished by a unique phenomenon of cultural hybridization.

• atomic bomb
• hiroshima, japan
• tokyo, japan
• archive footage
• historical society
• mass destruction
• old footage
• film archives
• social & cultural documentary
• nagasaki, japan
• history of japan
• resilience
• cultural identity
• artistic legacy
• habitat destruction
• cultural history
• history and legacy
• historical documentary
• cultural heritage
• cultural traditions