THEME EXPLORATION

osaka, japan

6 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial
1960 · Nagisa Oshima
House of Bamboo
House of Bamboo
1955 · Samuel Fuller
Le Mystère Koumiko
Le Mystère Koumiko
1965 · Chris Marker
The Only Son
The Only Son
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His humanistic approach to Japanese society in films like 'Kwaidan' reflects the cultural complexity of post-war Osaka and regional Japan.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His intimate family dramas often explore working-class life and community in Japanese cities, capturing the emotional landscape of urban Japan including Osaka's neighborhoods.