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THEME EXPLORATION

urban Japan

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships
1961 · Shohei Imamura
Record Of A Tenement Gentleman
Record Of A Tenement Gentleman
1947 · Yasujiro Ozu
The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial
1960 · Nagisa Oshima
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films intimately capture the texture of contemporary Tokyo life, exploring family dynamics and human connections within urban neighborhoods.

Akira Kurosawa → Japan

He masterfully depicts urban alienation and psychological unease in modern Japanese cities, blending genre cinema with social commentary.

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