Three films in which Donny MacLeod enjoys an inside view of an exciting, enigmatic country. 1: Tokyo
Tokyo is arguably the most exhilarating and most confusing of the world's capitals. The visitor finds himself overwhelmed by the noise, dazed by the hectic pace and perplexed by the juxtaposition of East and West. What does this city, where exquisite taste still survives amidst the garishness and overcrowding, tell us about the Japanese? Mugging is unknown, so why does violence sometimes feel so uncomfortably close to the surface? DONNY MACLEOD attends a Japanese wedding, plays the country's ever-popular pin-ball game ' Pachinko' and finds himself in the thick of a pulsating street festival.
Film editor merrick SIMMONS Producer JONATHAN FULFORD BBC Birmingham
(Part 2: tomorrow 6.30)