THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese counterculture

19 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
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
Catology
Catology
1960 · Shuji Terayama
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1971 · Dušan Makavejev
Father
Father
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Dionysos
Dionysos
1984 · Jean Rouch
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998 · Terry Gilliam
Grass
Grass
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011 · Bruce Beresford
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock
2009 · Ang Lee
The Heart of O’yama
The Heart of O’yama
1908 · D.W. Griffith
Zabriskie Point
Zabriskie Point
1970 · Michelangelo Antonioni
24 Hour Party People
24 Hour Party People
2002 · Michael Winterbottom
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
1978 · Ventura Pons
Repo Man
Repo Man
1984 · Alex Cox
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Junichi Suzuki Japan

His visually transgressive yakuza and crime films deliberately defied studio conventions and narrative logic, embodying artistic rebellion against commercial cinema constraints.

 Nagisa Oshima Japan

He explicitly challenged Japanese social norms, censorship, and traditional values through provocative films exploring sexuality, violence, and political dissent during Japan's turbulent 1960s.