Films like Shoplifters and After the Storm have made Kore-eda Hirokazu one of the most acclaimed auteurs working today. Critics often see Kore-eda as a director steeped in the Japanese tradition defined by Yasujiro Ozu. Marc Yamada, however, views Kore-eda's work in relation to the same socioeconomic concerns explored by other contemporary international filmmakers. Yamada reveals that a type of excess, not the minimalism associated with traditional aesthetics, defines Kore-eda's trademark humanism. This excess manifests in small moments when a desire for human connection exceeds the logic of the institutions and policies formed by the neoliberal values that have shaped modern-day Japan. As Yamada shows, Kore-eda captures the shared spaces formed by bodies that move, perform, and assemble in ways that express the humanistic impulse at the core of the filmmaker's expanding worldwide appeal.
| ISBN: | 9780252045127 |
| Publication date: | 4th July 2023 |
| Author: | Marc Yamada |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 157 pages |
| Series: | Contemporary Film Directors |
| Genres: |
Film history, theory or criticism Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills Biography: arts and entertainment |
Films like Shoplifters and After the Storm have made Kore-eda Hirokazu one of the most acclaimed auteurs working today. Critics often see Kore-eda as a director steeped in the Japanese tradition defined by Yasujiro Ozu. Marc Yamada, however, views Kore-eda's work in relation to the same socioeconomic concerns explored by other contemporary international filmmakers. Yamada reveals that a type of excess, not the minimalism associated with traditional aesthetics, defines Kore-eda's trademark humanism. This excess manifests in small moments when a desire for human connection exceeds the logic of the institutions and policies formed by the neoliberal values that have shaped modern-day Japan. As Yamada shows, Kore-eda captures the shared spaces formed by bodies that move, perform, and assemble in ways that express the humanistic impulse at the core of the filmmaker's expanding worldwide appeal.
Kore-Eda Hirokazu features in the following genres: Film history, theory or criticism, Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills, Biography: arts and entertainment
Kore-Eda Hirokazu is available in Hardback, Paperback
Kore-Eda Hirokazu was written by Marc Yamada and published by University of Illinois Press
Kore-Eda Hirokazu has 157 pages
Yes it is part of Contemporary Film Directors series