Best films-Japan: top 5

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Asian cinema is particularly specificity and uniqueness in the eyes of the viewer, accustomed to the Russian cinema and Hollywood stories. So, filmmakers from the Country of the rising sun removes the most psychologically challenging and endlessly fascinating films. Korea, Japan, Thailand, China – a country about whose culture is rather superficial impressions to prejudge the uniqueness of their cinematic masterpieces. Below are the top 5 best films of Japan, compiled by a passionate lover of Asian cinema Vinodam Ira Crisham (NET, Nebraska).

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“Nobody knows" (2004), directed by Hirokazu Koreeda

The Storyline is based on real events, known as “the case of the four abandoned children of Nishi Sugamo”. If you like movies about Japan, shot with documentary precision, this story will surely be of your liking. The movie tells the story of four brothers and sisters, living happily with his mother in a tiny apartment. Each child-your own biological father. None of the children have never attended school. They spend their time watching TV and playing computer games. Sometimes they have to hide from the landlord, who does not even know about their existence and am sure that rents a house to a lonely woman. This painting, like many movies of Japan – not for the faint of heart. Let it and there are no scenes of violence or heartbreaking moments, it is nevertheless full of internal tension, holding the viewer on the edge of a chair.

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“tea” (2004), directed by Katsuhito ISI

Movies about Japan usually talk about life in the big cities. However, this film-an exception. The scene – a provincial Japanese town of Wakayama Prefecture. The main character name is Yoshiko, and she is not the typical housewife: instead of endless cleaning and watching the series she is working from home on creating their own anime. The Director focuses on the visual effects, emphasizing individual thoughts and feelings of the characters. “tea” – painting, comparable to the film “Fanny and Alexander”.

“Gone” (2008), directed by Takita, Yojiro

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The Main character, Daigo Kobayashi, worked all her life as a cellist. Suddenly, the musician was left without a job and without a penny in his pocket. Browsing through a newspaper ad, he chooses a company called “Gone”, thinking that we are talking about travel Agency. Upon arrival of his new job, Kobayashi learns that he has to prepare the bodies of the recently deceased for burial. It is no secret that many films of Japan focused on the issue of death. However, this picture is not encouraged to concentrate on the ideas of the end of existence or life after death; on the contrary, it tells us about the people who are left behind.

“battle Royale" (2000), directed by Kindzi Fukasaku

The Film tells the terrible story about the game, the Japanese military devised and implemented in legislation with the aim to reduce aggression in schools. Students are planted on a desert island. Each student is issued a weapon (sometimes – absolutely useless), and the game begins: teenagers kill each other as long as alive will not be one. Drama, chilling, laced with a generous helping of black humor. The film is based on the eponymous manga only confirms a widespread belief that films of Japan are almost always tougher and scarier than Western movies.

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“Tokyo Sonata” (2008), directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

This is the story of an ordinary family with her uncomplicated everyday life. The film begins with a typical day. But on this day, the company decides to lay off employees and move the business abroad, where to do business can be much cheaper. Ryha – one of the dismissed employees. Every morning, he wears a suit, takes the case and goes to the employment center, where idle in the queue for long hours to eventually reject all offered him jobs – all wages below that to which he was accustomed. Losing structure and solidity in life, Ryuhei finds an old friend, has long been to avoid work and various above creates the image of a busy person. However, the situation becomes more complicated when a friend commits suicide. Rucha acting out her stress on family members. It is not obvious at first glance, however, «Tokyo Sonata” belongs to the genre of “horror” and it may be written in the most terrible movies of Japan.

The Choice is yours

films of Japan

All of the above films by genre are dramas. Undoubtedly, the audience's tastes are very different, and perhaps someone does not accept the view drama. However Winnot Ira Krish always gives an objective assessment of a movie, so maybe you should think about meeting with a famous drama from the land of rising sun? Movies Japan, China, Thailand and Korea are still exotic to Western audiences, and each pattern can inspire a new assessment of reality and give a unique experience.


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