THEME EXPLORATION

post-occupation Japan

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
A History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
A History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970 · Shohei Imamura
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959 · William Wyler
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 · D.W. Griffith
House of Bamboo
House of Bamboo
1955 · Samuel Fuller
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The People from the Train
The People from the Train
1961 · Kazimierz Kutz
Enamorada
Enamorada
1946 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His early films like 'No Regrets for Our Youth' and 'Stray Dog' directly chronicle the moral confusion and societal breakdown of post-occupation Japan.

 Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His masterpieces 'Tokyo Story' and 'Early Spring' subtly explore the generational conflicts and changing family structures resulting from American occupation and modernization.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His 'The Human Condition' trilogy powerfully examines the legacy of war and occupation through the journey of an idealistic man confronting Japan's transformed society.