Wild Tokyo (2021)
Overview
It may be the largest and most densely populated city on Earth, but Tokyo’s 14 million human residents share their home with an astonishing array of wildlife. From jewel beetles and goshawks in the city’s shrines to the forests of Okutama where bears, monkeys and tanuki feast, this film reveals the power of nature in Japan’s capital.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.431 |
Directed By
Steve Gooder
Crew
Steve Gooder
Ross Baker
Steve Gooder
Caroline Hawkins
Kate Laurie
Scott Hinchcliffe
TOP CAST
Toby Jones
Self - Narrator (voice)
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