The second movie brings the series down to a disappointing notch with a thinner storyline, and some questionable decisions in plotting.
Tag / Japan
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
The first of the popular if bloody Japanese chanbara series is sharp and swift like its titular assassin.
Shoplifters (2018)
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.
Third Murder, The (2017)
Kore-eda changes his own scenery with a genre film in this largely humanistic if didactic legal procedural about a murky murder.
After the Storm (2016)
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.
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.
