Why cant Japan into movies?, every movie listed in Korean bar My Sassy Girl is top tier storytelling.
The Japanese ones are garbage. Why is this? More cultural focus on animated media, or do they just not appreciate a more realistic look at storytelling or something? Majority of Korean films I've watched have been pretty gritty and unapologetic when it comes to darker themes. Always wanted to get into more Japanese ones but most that I've looked into just seem like over the top irl anime sort of stuff. Otherwise, any suggestions for where to start with Japanese films post 2000?, genuinely lost here. Cheers boys.
but japan's best movies came out within 30 years of them getting nuked, with a lot of them being within 10-15 years they just shifted their attention towards tv dramas and anime movies
Ethan Gray
Seven Samurai and Tokyo Story are better than anything Korea ever produced. Not sure what you think this image proves, Kim.
Evan Gutierrez
>they just shifted their attention towards tv dramas and anime movies This. The Japs don't seem to be that into film and drama anymore since Kurosawa's passing. Now they resort to cheap romcoms and endless soap operas about being a salaryman. God Japan is fucking bleak.
Nathaniel Brown
The general critical opinion is that Japanese Cinema peaked in the early-mid 20th century and has since declined in relevancy. If you want top-shelp jap stuff go back to the masters like Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Ozu, Oshima etc.. I think the best Japanese filmmaker of this century is Kiyoshi Kurosawa, specifically Pulse and Tokyo Sonata.
Nearly every Korean movie there is made by one of two directors lol. If you think Japan sucks you just haven't seen enough movies.
Chase Campbell
Japan is pretty shit when it comes to movies but nowhere near as bad as Korea. All the famous Japanese directors are at least pretty good, Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Ozu, Naruse, Obayashi, Terayama. Plus, for modern directors, Takeshi Miike and Shinya Tsukamoto are pretty good
I’m going to assume this is bait and just tell you to kys. In the unlikely event this isn’t bait, then kys immediately.
Chase Green
Oldboy is based on Japanese source material.
Samuel Kelly
It's the secularity, on all levels, in all regards, in all different ways. And it's the same with you too, with your shallow assessment and all
Colton Cox
You are all missing the point. I'm literally asking for suggestions as I'd love to get into their films. The key words were post 2000's however, not the 60's.
Kayden Mitchell
>NOOOOO STOP MAKE FUN GRORIOUS KOREA! I UNROAD NIP FORDER ON YOU!
This is a fair and sincere question. Memories of Matsuko is good.
Julian Williams
What's wrong with pre-2000s?
Nicholas James
I just appreciate the modern setting in Korean movies etc, it's fascinating. Seeing the same of Japan would be cool
Jordan Jenkins
I just can't agree with this at all but I guess whatever. Watch Cure and Pulse and if you like them try other Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Or do some Miike, First Love was great. Maybe Sion Sono, although that might be a bit weird for you.
Owen Young
Having a look, any suggestions for crime films?
Austin Ward
You could try Kitano. Something like Outrage.
Also forgot to mention Koreeda, although he's a bit more low key than what you might be looking for.
Asher Watson
Japs didn’t even care about Kurosawa. He only got recognition in the west.
Eli Ramirez
The best crime film from Japan is High and Low but it's from the 60s but too bad, watch it anyway.
Jackson Flores
You are beyond helping if you think all those Japanese films are garbage.
John Carter
Clearly there's no competition. Forced schlock vs world wide acclaim
Dominic Hill
I'll give it a shot brother
Always start with a strong opening line. The point is few of them are vaguely recent and fewer peak my interest. This thread is about proving me wrong, not poking holes in my "argument"
