THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese art history

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
1967 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Noh Mask Murders
Noh Mask Murders
1991 · Kon Ichikawa
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
1972 · Shirley Clarke
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
1981 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Goltzius & the Pelican Company
Goltzius & the Pelican Company
2012 · Peter Greenaway
Art Talent Show
Art Talent Show
2022 · Adéla Komrzý & Tomáš Bojar
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
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
1978 · Ventura Pons
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His films deeply embed traditional Japanese aesthetics, composition techniques, and philosophical concepts from classical Japanese art into cinematic narrative.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His films explore Japanese cultural heritage, traditional aesthetics, and the tension between classical art forms and modern society throughout Japanese history.