Doki-Doki (2003)

In suburban Tokyo, commuters find themselves waiting every day with the same group of strangers for the same seat on the same train. Perhaps over 1000 days never knowing who they are, what their lives are like, where they live, who they love. Until one day, things change.

Date of release
2003-09-21
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (4)
Runtime
48m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Chris Eska

Casting

Interesting facts

Doki Doki (ドキドキ) is a 2003 Japanese short drama film written, directed, and edited by American filmmaker Chris Eska. It explores the themes of social isolation and disconnect felt by people on the crowded daily commuter trains in Tokyo.

Production

Eska created Doki Doki as part of his studies at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. It takes its title from the onomatopoeiac sound of a beating heart in Japanese sound symbolism, and was shot on the trains and streets of Tokyo and Yokohama.

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