Tokyo Uber Blues
Release Date
2021
Film Synopsis
During the 2020 pandemic lockdown, a young film school graduate moves to Tokyo with dreams of making fast money as an Uber bike courier. The reality is very different.
Unemployed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and with $40,000 of student debt, 26 year-old filmmaker Taku Aoyagi decides to try his luck at being an Uber Eats rider in the now empty streets of Tokyo. Shot on a mixture of smartphones and GoPros, Taku brings the audience on his daily rides, deliveries, and as he talks to himself and his peers about if gig work can actually offer a path to economic security.
Photo credit: Kani Releasing