THEME EXPLORATION

feudal Japan

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial
1960 · Nagisa Oshima
The Floating Castle
The Floating Castle
2012 · Shinji Higuchi
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
House of Bamboo
House of Bamboo
1955 · Samuel Fuller
Le Mystère Koumiko
Le Mystère Koumiko
1965 · Chris Marker
The Call to Arms
The Call to Arms
1910 · D.W. Griffith
The Only Son
The Only Son
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Marketa Lazarová
Marketa Lazarová
1967 · František Vláčil
China Venture
China Venture
1953 · Don Siegel
Elippathayam
Elippathayam
1982 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His masterpieces like *Ran* and *Kagemusha* are profound explorations of feudal Japanese power, honor, and the dissolution of the samurai class.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His epic *Harakiri* and *Kwaidan* penetrate the spiritual and ethical dimensions of feudalism with stunning visual and narrative depth.