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THEME EXPLORATION

salaryman culture

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
1967 · Alexander Mackendrick
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
1965 · Hal Ashby
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
2014 · Spike Lee
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005 · Michel Gondry
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Zu Neuen Ufern
Zu Neuen Ufern
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu → Japan

His films like 'Tokyo Story' and 'Late Spring' intimately explore the quiet struggles, family obligations, and generational conflicts within Japanese salaryman life.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

Works such as 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Still Walking' examine the emotional toll of salaryman expectations on family relationships and individual identity.

Masaki Kobayashi → Japan

His masterpiece 'The Human Condition' trilogy deeply critiques the dehumanizing systems of salaryman work and wartime Japanese society through epic storytelling.

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