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Japanese setting

15 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
2010 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Father
Father
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa → Japan

His masterpieces like Rashomon and Seven Samurai profoundly explore Japanese aesthetics, philosophy, and feudal society through visually stunning narratives.

Yasujirō Ozu → Japan

He captures the essence of everyday Japanese life and domestic spaces with poetic minimalism, defining the visual language of Japanese cinema.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His intimate films authentically portray contemporary and traditional Japanese family dynamics, social structures, and emotional landscapes.

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