THEME EXPLORATION

high-ranking demons

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Martin Scorsese
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Legend of the Mountain
Legend of the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
School in the Crosshairs
School in the Crosshairs
1981 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
The Kissing Booth
The Kissing Booth
2018 · Vince Marcello
The Long Night
The Long Night
2001 · Paolo Sorrentino
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
1968 · Kon Ichikawa
Le Diable noir
Le Diable noir
1905 · Georges Méliès
Just Friends
Just Friends
2005 · Roger Kumble
4th Period Mystery
4th Period Mystery
2009 · Sang-yong Lee
Angus
Angus
1995 · Patrick Read Johnson
Dead Before Dawn
Dead Before Dawn
2012 · April Mullen
Fight Back to School
Fight Back to School
1991 · Gordon Chan
Rebound
Rebound
2023 · Chang Hang-jun
The Boy Foretold By the Stars
The Boy Foretold By the Stars
2020 · Dolly Dulu
The Highschool Girl Repeating Class
The Highschool Girl Repeating Class
1978 · Mariano Laurenti
The Oyster Princess
The Oyster Princess
1919 · Ernst Lubitsch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hideaki Anno Japan

His works, particularly Neon Genesis Evangelion, deeply explore hierarchical supernatural entities and the psychological terror of confronting powerful demonic/angelic forces.

 Kongkiat Khomsiri Japan

His anime and films like Perfect Blue and Paprika delve into otherworldly hierarchies and entities that manipulate reality from positions of power.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films consistently feature elaborate mythologies of powerful supernatural beings and demons operating within structured otherworldly hierarchies.