japanese films to watch
DESCRIPTION
This is a list I made for those who want to begin watching Japanese cinema but don't know where to start. The list contains sets of three films to watch. I curated it so there is a nice balance of genres and feelings with each set. The films that are listed are all jewels / masterpieces of Japanese cinema. Hope you enjoy it!TRANSCRIPT
JAPANESE FILMS
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Spirited Away - Hayao Miyazaki
Nobody Knows - Hirokazu Koreeda
Shall We Dance? - Masayuki Suo
Woman in the Dunes - Hiroshi Teshigahara
AKIRA - Katsuhiro Otomo
Tokyo Story - Yasujiro Ozu
Battle Royal - Kinji Fukasaku
Tampopo - Juzo Itami
LIST of the best Japanese Movies
[ Dir . Akira Kurosawa ]* Rashomon * Seven Samurai * To Live
[ Dir . Masaki Kobayashi]* Seppuku / Harakiri
[Dir. Hayao Miyazaki / Ghibli ] (Anime) * Spirited Away * My neighbor Totoro * Princes Mononoke
[Dir. Isao Takahata / Ghibli ] (Anime)* G rave of fireflies
[ Dir . Satoshi Kon ] (Anime) * Perfect Blue * Paprika
[ Dir. Mamoru Oshii ] (Anime)* Ghost In The Shell
[Dir. Katsuhiro Otomo] (Anime)* AKIRA
[Dir. Yasujiro Ozu]* Tokyo Story
[Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa]* Tokyo Sonata
[Dir. Juzo Itami]* Tampopo* Funeral* Supermarket Woman [Dir. Kinji Fukasaku]* Battle Royal
[Dir. Yojiro Takita]* Okuribito / Departures
[Dir Hiroshi Teshigahara]* Woman in the dunes
[Dir.Hirokazu Koreeda]* Nobody Knows* Like Father Like Son
[Dir. Masayuki Suo]* Shall We Dance? -* Sumo Do Sumo Don't
[Dir. Tetsuya Nakashima] * Confessions * Kamikaze Girls [Dir. Shunji Iwai] * Hana and Alice * All About Lily Chou-Chou