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Category / Kore-eda, Hirokazu

January 5, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Truth, The (2019)

  • Kore-eda, Hirokazu
  • 2019, France, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
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Despite its seemingly modest if meta-cinematic setup, Kore-eda’s first film made in the West with big stars reveals layers of subtlety and emotions that creep up genteelly to the surface.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 27, 2019April 27, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Shoplifters (2018)

  • Kore-eda, Hirokazu
  • 2018, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
  • 2 Comments

3.5 stars

Not his very best, but Kore-eda has an intuitive way of working with children, and this ensemble piece illustrates with delicate ease the filmmaker’s longstanding preoccupation with relational dynamics within the family unit.

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April 27, 2019April 27, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Third Murder, The (2017)

  • Kore-eda, Hirokazu
  • 2017, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
  • 1 Comment

3.5 stars

Kore-eda changes his own scenery with a genre film in this largely humanistic if didactic legal procedural about a murky murder.

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April 21, 2019 by Eternality Tan

After the Storm (2016)

  • Kore-eda, Hirokazu
  • 2016, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
  • 1 Comment

3.5 stars

Not one of the master’s finest, but Koreeda’s subtle touch continues to bring warmth and insight to the complexity of modern family relations.

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April 21, 2019April 21, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Still Walking (2008)

  • Criterion Collection, Kore-eda, Hirokazu
  • 2008, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
  • 5 Comments

4.5 stars

Koreeda’s mastery of the subtle gives this drama an emotional weight as pure as life itself.

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April 21, 2019April 21, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Like Father, Like Son (2013)

  • Kore-eda, Hirokazu
  • 2013, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
  • 5 Comments

4.5 stars

One of the year’s very best, this new Koreeda feature is thematically dense, yet plays out in a highly resonating and honest way about human relationships.

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April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 by Eternality Tan

After Life (1998)

  • Kore-eda, Hirokazu
  • 1998, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
  • 6 Comments

3.5 stars

Kore-eda’s second fiction feature sees him take on themes of memory and the afterlife through a meta-cinematic lens.

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