Why does Japan make such good films? I am no weeb and I think

kore-eda the modern goat, weerasethakul and hong sang hoo are overrated

>>83396437
I would recommend watching Kiyoshi Kurosawa stuff.

>>83396437
Most of the modern mainstream stuff in Nip cinema is actually the same crap you can find in any country on earth, be it USA, Germany or Brazil: poor book adaptations, shitty live action films, CGI, crappy romcoms, etc., but since only the 'better' more thoughtful stuff makes it across the border, you may get the idea its flawless.
To begin with, it manages to reach the Western world because it fits a niche that Western cinema can't.

>without trying so hard and forcing an artistic feel.
What the fuck does "artistic feel" even mean?

>>83396551
>weerasethakul and hong sang hoo are overrated
they're also not Japanese

>>83396845
Basically this. You're not hearing of their shit.

>>83396437
I loved it.

>>83396437
Culture of craftsmanship.

>>83396437
Simple - the atmosphere is purposefully created unlike in Hollywood were focus groups are involved in literally everything. If this film was made in Hollywood, it would undoubtedly have a normie filter to it that would make it seem way cornier than it really is.

>>83396437
A friend actually recommended one of this guy's movies to me Like Father, Like Son. Would you say his stuff is worth watching. I'm always a little unsure about non-English films but I'm trying to diversify what I watch.

>>83396437
Is that Japanese Al Pacino?

>>83399453
Koreeda's films are relatively accessible as far as Japanese arthouse goes. he's heavily influenced by people like Yasujiro Ozu, Tsai Ming-liang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Edward Yang, but tends to focus on less risque or controversial topics than Tsai, and on more modern topics than Ozu. Like Father, Like Son is a decent entry point for his work.

>>83399559
Thanks boss

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>>83396437
That actor doesn't even look Japanese, really weird. Anyway, I saw this years ago and thought it was remarkable in its portrayal of family life and father/son relations.

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>>83399630
Abe Hiroshi is definitely Japanese. He's just handsome as fuck for a jap.

>>83399630
This guy really has a thing for the father/son theme I'm noticing.

>>83399453

I saw Like Father, Like Son a few nights ok. Great film. Pretty much what >>83399559 said. You don't need to be a film fanatic to like his stuff, its accessible but also thought provoking.

>>83396437
Lost in translation ussis good

>>83396437
>Why Japan make good films?

Because Japan doesn't deal with all the liberal bullshit that we have in Hollywood.

I.e. we need to include the poor oppressed black man for diversity, we need strongk women, we need the bad guys to be white cis males.

In sum, Japan doesn't have Jews.

>>83399861
JIDF and butthurt libs in 3....2.....

>>83396437
I was waiting for the subs, are they out?

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>>83399861

Thread was going good up in till this point.

>summer posting

>>83399877

his opinion is utterly ignorant though