THEME EXPLORATION

urban Japan

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships
1961 · Shohei Imamura
Record Of A Tenement Gentleman
Record Of A Tenement Gentleman
1947 · Yasujiro Ozu
The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial
1960 · Nagisa Oshima
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films intimately capture the emotional landscapes of Tokyo and urban Japanese families navigating modern city life.

 Keiichirō Yoshida Japan

He explores the complexities of urban Japanese society through nuanced character studies set in contemporary cities.

 Jia Zhangke China

Though Chinese, his observational style profoundly documents urban transformation and modern city existence in ways that resonate with Japanese urban cinema.