THEME EXPLORATION
propriety and tradition
38 films · 2 directors
Tracing the thread…
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu
Japan
His films explore the tension between traditional Japanese family values and the pressures of modernization through intimate domestic narratives.
John Lee Hancock TaiwanHis works consistently interrogate the conflict between cultural tradition, familial propriety, and personal desire across multiple societies.