Tag Archives: Japanese cinema

in the footsteps of Ozu (film: Still Walking – Hirokazu Koreeda, 2008)

Posted on November 9, 2020 by admin

Coincidentally, I viewed ‘Still Walking‘, Hirokazu Koreeda‘s 2008 film the day after viewing ‘Tokyo Story‘, Yasujirô Ozu‘s masterpiece. The two films are made 55 years apart, but they are very close in terms of dealing with the relationships between generations, … Continue reading →

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parents and children (film: Tokyo Story – Yasujirô Ozu, 1953)

Posted on November 7, 2020 by admin

Yasujirô Ozu‘s ‘Tokyo Story‘ was made in 1953, the year of my birth. 67 years have passed since then, the film is the same age as me. It addresses a recurring theme of Ozu‘s creation – the disintegration of the … Continue reading →

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a not so traditional family (Film: Shoplifters – Hirokazu Koreeda, 2018)

Posted on February 25, 2019 by admin

‘Shoplifters‘ by Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda confuses its audiences for much of the length of the film. For about three quarters of the duration of the screening, it looks like we are dealing with a family drama that takes place … Continue reading →

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fatherhood pains (Film: Like Father, Like Son / Soshite chichi ni naru – Hirokazu Koreeda, 2013)

Posted on January 23, 2019 by admin

What happens to the two families in director Hirokazu Koreeda‘s film ‘Like Father, Like Son‘ (the original Japanese title is ‘Soshite chichi ni naru’) is one of the nightmares of any couple of parents. Six years after the birth of … Continue reading →

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Wenders on the footsteps of Ozu (Film: Tokyo-Ga – Wim Wenders, 1985)

Posted on January 10, 2019 by admin

I love Wim Wenders and most of his films that I have seen. I love and venerate the films of the Japanese master Yasujirô Ozu. ‘Tokyo-Ga‘, the documentary realized in 1985 by Wenders researching the echoes of the works of … Continue reading →

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tradition, family, tea, Ozu (Film: Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice – Yasujirô Ozu, 1952)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by admin

The artistic path of the Japanese master Yasujirô Ozu spreads over 35 years, from the latest period of silent cinema until 1962.  It’s the first time that I see ‘Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice‘ which belongs to the immediate post-war … Continue reading →

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a different Kim Ki-duk (film: Stop – Kim Ki-duk, 2015)

Posted on November 24, 2016 by admin

Is Kim Ki-duk making to many movies lately? The Haifa International Film Festival brought two the viewers here two of his recent films, and if we look at his filmography we can see that since the beginning of the decade … Continue reading →

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daring family and crime drama (film: Harmonium – Kôji Fukada, 2016)

Posted on October 29, 2016 by admin

The principal flaw of Harmonium directed by Kôji Fukada may be its length. At more than two hours the film is by 20 to 30 minutes longer than the standard, and the extra time is not necessarily best used. Yet, … Continue reading →

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Godfather, the Far East version (Film: Blood and Bones – Yôichi Sai, Takeshi Kitano, 2004)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by admin

Blood and Bones is a violent epic story whose hero is a Zainichi Korean which is the name of the ethnic Koreans settled in Japan, many of them during the first half of the 20th century when Korea was under … Continue reading →

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