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Japanese underground film

16 films · 2 directors

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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
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019 · Chad Stahelski
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
Hardcore
Hardcore
1979 · Paul Schrader
The Moment
The Moment
2026 · Aidan Zamiri
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1998 · Dario Argento
Need for Speed
Need for Speed
2014 · Scott Waugh
Bir çirkin adam
Bir çirkin adam
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Disco
Disco
1977 · Phillip Noyce
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Teruo Ishii → Japan

Pioneer of Japanese underground cinema who blended punk aesthetics with experimental filmmaking, creating visceral works that challenged mainstream film conventions.

Takashi Miike → Japan

Emerged from direct-to-video underground culture to create transgressive, boundary-pushing films that maintain the provocative spirit of Japanese underground cinema.

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