THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese aesthetics

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Hokusai
Hokusai
1953 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Il se peut que la beauté ait renforcé notre résolution – Masao Adachi
Il se peut que la beauté ait renforcé notre résolution – Masao Adachi
2011 · Philippe Grandrieux
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958 · Shirley Clarke
El arte del tabaco
El arte del tabaco
1974 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
1969 · Mauro Bolognini
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
The Heart of O’yama
The Heart of O’yama
1908 · D.W. Griffith
The Draughtsman's Contract
The Draughtsman's Contract
1982 · Peter Greenaway
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His minimalist compositions, focus on negative space, and poetic treatment of everyday life embody wabi-sabi and ma (the beauty of emptiness) fundamental to Japanese aesthetics.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films capture mono no aware (the pathos of things) and yugen (profound grace) through intimate family narratives and a meditative approach to time and impermanence.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His meticulous use of color, composition, and visual storytelling reflects zen principles and the Japanese reverence for nature, duty, and artistic restraint.