THEME EXPLORATION

unification of Japan

11 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial
1960 · Nagisa Oshima
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
House of Bamboo
House of Bamboo
1955 · Samuel Fuller
Le Mystère Koumiko
Le Mystère Koumiko
1965 · Chris Marker
The Only Son
The Only Son
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
China Venture
China Venture
1953 · Don Siegel
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
2023 · Marco Bellocchio
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His films like 'Ran' and 'Kagemusha' explore the political machinations and power struggles central to Japan's unification period through samurai narratives.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His epic 'Kwaidan' and historical works examine Japanese cultural identity and the transformation of traditional values during Japan's modernization and unification.