THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese-Western interaction

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Father
Father
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men
1926 · John Ford
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Actress
Actress
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
A Flickering Light
A Flickering Light
1916 · Frank Borzage
Crook Buster
Crook Buster
1925 · William Wyler
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His films like 'Rashomon' and 'Seven Samurai' synthesized Japanese aesthetic traditions with Western narrative structures and influenced global cinema.

 Nagisa Oshima Japan

Explored post-war Japanese identity and Western cultural influence through provocative films like 'Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence' that directly examined East-West encounters.

 Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His masterpiece 'The Last Emperor' and 'The Sheltering Sky' deeply interrogate Western perspectives on Asian culture and the collision of civilizations.