THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese colonial occupation

35 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
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
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Passion Island
Passion Island
1942 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Under the Blue Sky
Under the Blue Sky
1959 · Mrinal Sen
Zegen
Zegen
1987 · Shohei Imamura
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Father
Father
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Phool Pishi O Edward
Phool Pishi O Edward
2026 · Nandita Roy
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
7 Women
7 Women
1966 · John Ford
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
A Mohawk’s Way
A Mohawk’s Way
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
North West Frontier
North West Frontier
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His films like 'Kwaidan' and 'Harakiri' explore trauma, mortality, and the psychological consequences of Japanese militarism and occupation.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His historical films like 'A City of Sadness' and 'The Assassin' intimately portray the legacy of Japanese colonization in Taiwan through visual storytelling.