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Japanese film director of Drive My Car and Evil Does Not Exist.
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Casque d’orOther Jacques Becker
There are still quite a few Jacques Becker films that are unavailable in Japan, but I’ve loved all the ones I’ve been able to see—I had a hard time deciding between Le trou and Casque d’or.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the entry for Casque d’or.
2022-01-19·criterion.com ↗
Le trouOther Jacques Becker
There are still quite a few Jacques Becker films that are unavailable in Japan, but I’ve loved all the ones I’ve been able to see—I had a hard time deciding between Le trou and Casque d’or.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the entry for Casque d’or.
2022-01-19·criterion.com ↗
StromboliOther Roberto Rossellini
Every time I watch the tuna fishing scene in Stromboli, I’m blown away.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the entry for Stromboli.
2022-01-19·criterion.com ↗
All That Heaven AllowsOther Douglas Sirk
All That Heaven Allows was one of the first I was able to get my hands on. The work of the cinematographer, Russell Metty, is sublime.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the entry for All That Heaven Allows.
2022-01-19·criterion.com ↗
Flowers of ShanghaiOther Hou Hsiao-hsien
The key, I think, is the collaboration between Hou and the cinematographer, Mark Lee Ping-bin; they’ve worked together a number of times, but Flowers of Shanghai strikes the perfect balance between their sensibilities.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the entry for Flowers of Shanghai.
2022-01-19·criterion.com ↗
Women of the NightOther Kenji Mizoguchi
There’s a shot in Women of the Night that exemplifies Mizoguchi’s directorial powers.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the entry for Women of the Night.
2022-01-19·criterion.com ↗
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