THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese sword-making tradition

12 films · 1 director

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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
The Lady and the Beard
The Lady and the Beard
1931 · Yasujiro Ozu
Winter Days
Winter Days
2003 · Isao Takahata
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Tempest
The Tempest
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · Akira Kurosawa
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His masterpiece 'Harakiri' profoundly examines the samurai code and the spiritual essence of the sword in feudal Japanese culture.