THEME EXPLORATION

manchuria

2 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008 · Kim Jee-woon
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961 · Masaki Kobayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His epic film 'The Last Emperor' centers on Puyi's life in Manchuria and explores the region's complex history during China's transformation.

 Jia Zhangke China

His films deeply examine post-industrial Northeastern China (Manchuria), capturing the region's social upheaval and cultural displacement.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His unfinished project 'Bezhin Meadow' and theoretical work engaged with Manchuria's geopolitical significance in early Soviet cinema.