THEME EXPLORATION

Kanto earthquake massacre

10 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Battleship Potemkin
Battleship Potemkin
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Massacre
The Massacre
1912 · D.W. Griffith
The Flowers of War
The Flowers of War
2011 · Zhang Yimou
Navajo Joe
Navajo Joe
1966 · Sergio Corbucci
Anarchist from Colony
Anarchist from Colony
2017 · Lee Joon-ik
Freddy vs. Jason
Freddy vs. Jason
2003 · Ronny Yu
Queen Margot
Queen Margot
1994 · Patrice Chéreau
No Rest for the Brave
No Rest for the Brave
2003 · Alain Guiraudie
Terrifier
Terrifier
2011 · Damien Leone
The Day the Series Stopped
The Day the Series Stopped
2014 · Ryan Fleck
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Keiichirō Yoshida Japan

His film 'Eros + Massacre' (1969) directly examines the 1923 Kanto earthquake and its relationship to political violence and social upheaval in Japan.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His historical dramas explore trauma and violence in Japanese society, with sensibilities that engage deeply with catastrophe and collective suffering during pivotal national moments.