Tochi No Shinwa (Shogakukan Bunko)

[Machine Translation] The train commuting lifestyle that we now accept as a matter of course. Behind this lifestyle lies a story of ideals and setbacks surrounding Tokyo's urban development. With Eiichi Shibusawa as producer, his son, Hideo, planned an urban development modeled on a rural town near London. One man's plan turned into an ambition to build a railroad. Amid calls for the restoration of the imperial capital after the Great Kanto Earthquake, a network of private railways is constructed. This film thoroughly examines how the unique city of Tokyo was built, with the founder of the Tokyu Group, Keita Goto, at the center. Following on the heels of "Portrait of the Mikado," this is an excellent work on modern Japan that depicts a self-portrait of Tokyo and the Japanese people.

いま、我々がごく当たり前に受け入れている電車通勤のライフスタイル。その背景には、東京の都市開発をめぐる理想と挫折の物語があった。渋沢栄一をプロデューサーに、息子・秀雄がロンドン近郊の田園都市をモデルに計画した街づくり。それはひとりの男によって、鉄道敷設の野望へと変わっていく。関東大震災からの帝都復興の掛け声のなか、張り巡らされていく私鉄網。東京という特異な街がいかにして出来上がっていったかを、東急グループ創始者・五島慶太を軸に徹底検証。東京と日本人の自画像を描いた、『ミカドの肖像』に続く近代日本論の秀作。