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THEME EXPLORATION

Tokyo noir

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Daybreak
Daybreak
1939 · Marcel Carné
Pépé le Moko
Pépé le Moko
1937 · Julien Duvivier
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
The Batman
The Batman
2022 · Matt Reeves
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
All of Myself
All of Myself
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
1995 · Wong Kar-wai
Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Dario Argento
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Zhang Yimou
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005 · Baltasar Kormákur
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

Explores the moral ambiguity and hidden darkness beneath Tokyo's surface through intimate character studies of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.

Takashi Miike → Japan

Delves into Tokyo's criminal underworld and psychological corruption with visceral, unflinching examinations of violence and urban decay.

Hou Hsiao-hsien → Taiwan

Captures the melancholic, shadowy atmosphere of Tokyo's nightlife and marginalized communities through poetic visual storytelling.

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