THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese sports culture

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Short Plays
Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
Jose Torres
Jose Torres
1959 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Film For Guitar
Film For Guitar
1966 · Bruce Beresford
Kyoto
Kyoto
1969 · Kon Ichikawa
Gion Festival
Gion Festival
1933 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
1965 · Hal Ashby
The Slow Game
The Slow Game
2009 · Paolo Sorrentino
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
1967 · Alexander Mackendrick
Come Rain or Come Shine
Come Rain or Come Shine
2001 · Spike Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Naoko Yamada Japan

His films like 'Harakiri' and works in the samurai genre explore the martial disciplines and honor codes central to Japanese sports culture.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His masterpiece 'Harakiri' and 'Kwaidan' deeply examine Japanese physical disciplines, ritualism, and the warrior spirit embedded in traditional culture.

 Keiichirō Yoshida Japan

His documentary and narrative works focus on sumo wrestling and traditional Japanese martial arts as expressions of cultural identity and physical philosophy.