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THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese setting

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
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
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
2010 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Father
Father
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Actress
Actress
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa → Japan

Masterfully depicted feudal and modern Japan through epics like 'Seven Samurai' and 'Rashomon', defining visual language for Japanese settings in cinema.

Yasujirō Ozu → Japan

Created intimate portraits of Japanese domestic life and urban landscapes with minimalist aesthetics that capture the essence of Japanese culture.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

Explores contemporary Japanese society and family dynamics through deeply humanistic storytelling rooted in authentic Japanese settings and traditions.

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