THEME EXPLORATION

Edo period aesthetics

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion
1967 · Masaki Kobayashi
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Les Destinées sentimentales
Les Destinées sentimentales
2000 · Olivier Assayas
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958 · Shirley Clarke
El arte del tabaco
El arte del tabaco
1974 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Hokusai
Hokusai
1953 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
In Old California
In Old California
1910 · D.W. Griffith
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
1969 · Mauro Bolognini
Mikaël
Mikaël
1924 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
1989 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His samurai films like 'Harakiri' and 'Seppuku' deeply examine Edo period honor codes, aesthetics, and the tension between individual morality and rigid social structures.

 Kenji Mizoguchi Japan

His masterpieces such as 'Ugetsu' and 'Sansho the Bailiff' capture Edo-era landscapes, social hierarchies, and visual compositions rooted in traditional Japanese painting and theater.