THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese countryside

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
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Father
Father
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
1963 · Tony Richardson
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Actress
Actress
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
A Sunday in the Country
A Sunday in the Country
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Still Walking' and 'After the Storm' intimately portray rural family life and the emotional landscapes of small Japanese communities.

 Isao Takahata Japan

His animated and live-action works deeply explore rural Japanese aesthetics, childhood memories, and village traditions with poetic authenticity.