THEME EXPLORATION

anti-Japanese resistance

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
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
2010 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island
2017 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Purple Butterfly
Purple Butterfly
2003 · Lou Ye
The Floating Castle
The Floating Castle
2012 · Shinji Higuchi
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
1944 · Frank Capra
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films like 'A City of Sadness' and 'The Assassin' explore Taiwan's complex history under Japanese colonial rule and its aftermath.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His masterpiece 'The Human Condition' trilogy profoundly examines the brutality of Japanese militarism and war crimes during WWII from a humanistic perspective.

 Chen Kaige China

His films including 'Farewell My Concubine' and 'The Promise' engage with Chinese resistance to Japanese invasion and occupation during WWII.