THEME EXPLORATION

Tokyo noir

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Daybreak
Daybreak
1939 · Marcel Carné
Pépé le Moko
Pépé le Moko
1937 · Julien Duvivier
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
The Batman
The Batman
2022 · Matt Reeves
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Robert Zemeckis
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Takashi Miike Japan

His films like 'Ichi the Killer' and 'Audition' blend ultraviolent noir aesthetics with distinctly Tokyo urban decay and psychological darkness.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Works such as 'After the Storm' explore the melancholic underbelly of Tokyo society, capturing noir sensibilities through intimate character studies and urban loneliness.