THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese Colonial Rule

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Il se peut que la beauté ait renforcé notre résolution – Masao Adachi
Il se peut que la beauté ait renforcé notre résolution – Masao Adachi
2011 · Philippe Grandrieux
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Under the Blue Sky
Under the Blue Sky
1959 · Mrinal Sen
Zegen
Zegen
1987 · Shohei Imamura
Inferno of Torture
Inferno of Torture
1969 · Teruo Ishii
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His films like 'The Human Condition' trilogy profoundly examine the moral complexities and human suffering imposed by Japanese militarism and colonial expansion during WWII.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films such as 'A City of Sadness' and 'Flowers of Shanghai' intimately explore the colonial experience and its lasting impact on Taiwanese identity and memory.