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They Call Us Aliens - Foreigners in Tokyo (2008)

Name: They Call Us Aliens - Foreigners in Tokyo
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-06-04T10:42:28+02:00
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Documentary | 78 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 78 minuten

Country: Germany

Directed by: Veit Helmer

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They Call Us Aliens - Foreigners in Tokyo plot

This documentary takes a look at some of the lives of foreigners in Tokyo. What attracts these outsiders to this metropolis? Whether it's work, love, or both that keeps her in this city, they have one thing in common: they're all seen as the "gaijin," aliens. The notions of "inside" and "outside" in family and society are strong in the Japanese psyche, so is it possible for foreigners to be fully accepted and integrated in a world where closeness to strangers is the norm? A foreigner shows it to us.