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In his most personal film, Kaneto Shindô returns to his childhood trying to recall his loving mother and the events that had led to the break-up of his family. In captivating takes full of bitter-sweet melancholy, the director presents the audiences an essay on the impossibility to convey memories across generations and on the metamorphoses of events re-evaluated in our memory. (Summer Film School)
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乙羽信子
Japan
Best movies:
Immortal Love (1961)
The Naked Island (1960)
Onibaba (1964)
Ichirô Zaitsu
Japan
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Tree Without Leaves (1986)
The Funeral (1984)
Rikyū (1989)
Meiko Kaji
Japan
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Taiji Tonoyama
Japan
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Tokyo Pop (1988)
The Naked Island (1960)
The Castle of Sand (1974)
Keiju Kobayashi
Japan
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大滝秀治
Japan
Best movies:
Our Mother (2008)
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Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
Masaru Baba
Best movies:
A Last Note (1995)
Tree Without Leaves (1986)
Kotoe Hatsui
Japan
Best movies:
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Story of a Prostitute (1965)
Live Today, Die Tomorrow (1970)
Rokkô Toura
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Silence Has No Wings (1966)