THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese prisoners abroad

12 films · 3 directors

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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
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Father
Father
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cars 2
Cars 2
2011 · John Lasseter
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai
2026 · David Dhawan
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
Against Oblivion
Against Oblivion
1991 · Bertrand Tavernier
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His film 'The Human Condition' trilogy profoundly explores Japanese soldiers' experiences as prisoners of war and the moral complexities of captivity.

 David Lean United Kingdom

His masterpiece 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' definitively dramatizes Japanese prisoners of war and their captors during WWII in Southeast Asia.

 Nagisa Oshima Japan

His film 'Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence' intimately examines the psychological dynamics between Japanese soldiers and Allied prisoners in a WWII camp.