Hamaguchi’s new film is a poignant tale of capitalist expansion and the ensuing loss of rural living and environmental decline.
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Wim Wenders’ latest film invites viewers to reflect on their ageing bodies.
An homage to Honda Ishiro’s original 1954 film, the new hit Japanese film Godzilla Minus One centres on the human costs of war.
These stories allow for beautiful explorations of the British countryside, and the female-focused approach that Ghibli have become known for.
After 2013’s The Wind Rises, Miyazaki spent ten years creating The Boy and the Heron, speculated to be his final film.
Japanese filmmakers have been exploring the impacts of the second world war from as early as 1952.
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