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THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese-American identity

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
1959 · Luis Buñuel
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
1968 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japan and the Japanese
Japan and the Japanese
1970 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock → USA

Explores intersectional American identity and cultural hybridity through diverse characters and communities.

Tong Wang → USA

Directly examines Asian-American and Japanese-American experiences through intimate character studies and cultural navigation.

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