According to Mark R. Hasan in his review of Wim Wenders' 'Notebook on Cities and Clothes' (1989) feature documentary at the 'KQEK' media site, "-'Twelve Years Later' reflects the continuing friendship between the two artists, as explained primarily by [Yohji] Yamamoto, and [Wim] Wenders is the largely silent subject, seen in the designer's store, at a social gathering, and playing pool with Yamamoto - a game both have used to catch up on missing periods through the intervening years.''