THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese aesthetics

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Hokusai
Hokusai
1953 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
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
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Actress
Actress
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958 · Shirley Clarke
El arte del tabaco
El arte del tabaco
1974 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
1969 · Mauro Bolognini
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
The Heart of O’yama
The Heart of O’yama
1908 · D.W. Griffith
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His minimalist compositions, empty spaces, and focus on everyday moments embody the Japanese aesthetic principles of ma (negative space) and mono no aware (pathos of things).

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films celebrate simplicity, family bonds, and the beauty found in ordinary life, reflecting wabi-sabi and the Japanese appreciation for imperfection and transience.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His masterful use of silence, shadow, and spatial composition in works like 'Kwaidan' channels traditional Japanese art forms and explores concepts of beauty through restraint and suggestion.