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In 1961, William Klein discovered Japan. Introduced to the Japanese megalopolis by a group of official representatives, he goes beyond the prohibitions and makes almost insolent shots: a sumo wrestling captured on the spot, at the foot of the sacred "ring" (the dojo), a close-up portrait of the imperial couple. William Klein visits the places of power: he photographs the Tokyo Stock Exchange or the luxurious salons of the Diet. Then he escapes the attention of his procession to sink into a city in turmoil, on the eve of the 1964 Olympic Games that will project the Japanese …