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Japanese militarism

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
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
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Actress
Actress
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
A Idade da Terra
A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha
First Blood
First Blood
1982 · Ted Kotcheff
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
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
2018 · Wes Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Masaki Kobayashi → Japan

His masterpiece 'The Human Condition' trilogy unflinchingly examines the moral corruption and dehumanization caused by Japanese militarism during WWII.

Kon Ichikawa → Japan

'Fires on the Plain' and 'The Burmese Harp' depict the devastating consequences of militarism through intimate human stories set in the Pacific War.

Keiichirō Yoshida → Japan

His films like 'Eros Plus Massacre' critically explore the ideological contradictions and violent legacy of Japanese militarism and imperial nationalism.

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