By coincidence, two tributes to baby-boomer auteurs are currently on display in Tokyo.

There are intersecting points: Both Tim Burton and Michel Gondry share a love of surreal visuals, stop-motion animation and slightly dark humor. The two exhibitions are, however, decidedly different beasties.

While "The World of Tim Burton" is a full-on retrospective that tracks the American filmmaker's creative evolution, the exhibition "Around Michel Gondry's World" is a bit more selective, conceptual ... and jumbled. Which is not a bad thing.