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.
Tag / Japan
Still Walking (2008)
Koreeda’s mastery of the subtle gives this drama an emotional weight as pure as life itself.
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
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.
After Life (1998)
Kore-eda’s second fiction feature sees him take on themes of memory and the afterlife through a meta-cinematic lens.
Autumn Afternoon, An (1962)
Ozu’s final work is a near masterpiece, a meditation on marriage and ageing through the lens of a father-daughter relationship.
Floating Weeds (1959)
A rare Ozu masterpiece about being optimistic and moving on with life, shot in rich colour by the famous Kazuo Miyagawa.
Early Spring (1956)
This post-“Tokyo Story” drama may be one of Ozu’s longest endeavours, but it is also a superb if anomalous (at least of his later works) effort that centers on a young, salaried man tackling career and marriage.
