THEME EXPLORATION

military honor and disgrace

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Mulan
1998 · Barry Cook & Tony Bancroft

Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford

Fort Apache
1948 · John Ford

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann

Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller

Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile
1955 · Terence Young

Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa

The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo

Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann

Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl

No Room for the Groom

No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk

Ashes and Diamonds

Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee

Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher

Cemetery of Splendor

Cemetery of Splendor
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg

Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo

Five Fingers of Death

Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho

Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip

Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander

Fast Charlie
2026 · Phillip Noyce

Shera
2026 · Savio Sandhhu

The Legend of Maula Jatt

The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari

Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran

Baisers volés
1968 · François Truffaut

Camp de Thiaroye

Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · Ousmane Sembène

Carmen
1984 · Francesco Rosi

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Akira Kurosawa Japan

His films like 'Ran' and 'Sanjuro' explore the moral collapse of military honor and the tragic consequences of samurai codes violated.

Stanley Kubrick United States

'Paths of Glory' and 'Full Metal Jacket' dissect how military institutions destroy individual honor and dignity through dehumanization.

Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His masterpiece 'Harakiri' is a devastating critique of samurai honor culture, examining how rigid military codes lead to personal and moral destruction.