THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese avant-garde

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Ornette: Made in America
Ornette: Made in America
1986 · Shirley Clarke
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
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Actress
Actress
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
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
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
2018 · Wes Anderson
La Chambre
La Chambre
1994 · Cédric Klapisch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Nagisa Oshima Japan

Pioneer of Japanese New Wave cinema who challenged conventional narrative and social norms through provocative, experimental storytelling in films like 'In the Realm of the Senses.'

 Takashi Miike Japan

Prolific avant-garde director known for transgressive, genre-defying work that combines horror, absurdism, and radical formal experimentation across diverse subjects.