60多年来，东京一直是世界上最大的城市。现今，大都会区常住人口超过3600万，有人认为日本的这个坚决全球化的帝都，体现了人类社会都市化和科技化的未来，这座城市惊人的发展，伴随着现代日本的崛起，但过去的记忆似乎都已经被抹去。

It's a city that transformed itself from a sprawl of wooden dwellings into a huge modern metropolis. Over 150 years, Tokyo has risen from the ashes twice--from an epic earthquake and a devastating series of bombings--rebuilding itself into the world's largest city. Examine the evolution and modernization of Tokyo through digitally remastered and colorized archival footage.