THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese science fiction

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 Great War of Archimedes
The Great War of Archimedes
2019 · Takashi Yamazaki
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Father
Father
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Guy Ritchie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hideaki Anno Japan

Pioneer of mecha and psychological sci-fi through Evangelion, blending existential philosophy with futuristic technology and human consciousness.

 Mamoru Oshii Japan

Master of cyberpunk and android ethics in Ghost in the Shell, exploring identity and consciousness in technologically advanced futures.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Early Japanese sci-fi visionary whose films like Kagemusha and Dreams blend speculative futures with humanistic storytelling and visual innovation.