Hirokazu Koreeda

Hana yori mo naho

Hana yori mo naho

Hana yori mo naho

IMDb: 7.1
2006
127min

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn’t an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he finally finds the man he is looking for, he will have to decide whether he follows the way of the samurai or chooses peace and reconciliation.

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Air Doll

Air Doll

Air Doll

IMDb: 7.1
2009
125min

An “air doll” suddenly come to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfect for her until something unexpected happens.

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Nobody Knows

Nobody Knows

Nobody Knows

IMDb: 7.8
2004
141min

In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.

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Maborosi

Maborosi

Maborosi

IMDb: 7.7
1995
110min

A young woman’s husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant. Yumiko remarries and moves from Osaka to a small fishing village, yet continues to search for meaning in a lonely world.

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The Third Murder

The Third Murder

The Third Murder

IMDb: 6.7
2017
124min

Shigemori is a lawyer tasked with defending Misumi in a murder trial. Misumi has previous convictions for murder and has confessed to the crime, but evidence in the case leads to Shigemori having doubts about what really happened.

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After the Storm

After the Storm

After the Storm

IMDb: 7.5
2016
117min

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko’s apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.

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Our Little Sister

Our Little Sister

Our Little Sister

IMDb: 7.5
2015
128min

A story that revolves around three sisters who live in their grandmother’s home and the arrival of their 13-year-old half sister.

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I Wish

I Wish

I Wish

IMDb: 7.4
2011
127min

Two young brothers at opposite ends of Kyushu devise a magical plan to reunite their separated parents in Hirokazu Koreeda’s benign and superbly acted picture of family life.

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Still Walking

Still Walking

Still Walking

IMDb: 8.0
2008
114min

Twelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger’s life, Kyohei and Toshiko welcome their surviving children home for a family reunion. Younger son Ryota still feels that his parents resent that he isn’t the one who died; his new wife, Yukari, is awkwardly meeting the rest of the family for the first time. Daughter Chinami strains to fill the uncomfortable pauses with forced cheer.

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Like Father, Like Son

Like Father, Like Son

Like Father, Like Son

IMDb: 7.8
2013
121min

Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.

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