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Hirokazu Koreeda
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Maborosi: Life Amidst Death
Chapter 2: In Memory: After Life and the Quest for Meaning
Chapter 3: Far From Home: Alienation and the Cult in Distance
Chapter 4: Why Nobody Knows: Family and Society in Modern Japan
Chapter 5: “More than the Flowers”: Revenge and Mercy in Hana yori mo naho
Chapter 6: After Ozu: Still Walking and the Modern Domestic Drama
Chapter 7: Breathless: Air Doll, Cinephilia and the City of Sadness
Chapter 8: Miracles Can Happen: Childhood Hopes and Dreams in I Wish
Chapter 9: Becoming a Father: Nature Versus Nurture in Like Father, Like Son
Chapter 10: “Every Living Requires Effort”: The Family of Women in Our Little Sister
Chapter 11: The Empty Table: Coping with Failure in After the Storm
Chapter 12: “Three Strikes and You're Out”: The Ambiguities of Justice in Koreeda's The Third Murder
Chapter 13: The Ties that Bind: Shoplifters and the Voluntary Family
Chapter 14: Travelling Abroad: Koreeda's International Career
A) True or False: Performance and Lies in La Vérité
B) Babies for Sale: Broker, Wanted Men and Unwanted Children
Chapter 15: Putting the Pieces Together: Who Is the Monster?
Bibliography
Notes
Chapter 1: Maborosi: Life Amidst Death
Chapter 2: In Memory: After Life and the Quest for Meaning
Chapter 3: Far From Home: Alienation and the Cult in Distance
Chapter 4: Why Nobody Knows: Family and Society in Modern Japan
Chapter 5: “More than the Flowers”: Revenge and Mercy in Hana yori mo naho
Chapter 6: After Ozu: Still Walking and the Modern Domestic Drama
Chapter 7: Breathless: Air Doll, Cinephilia and the City of Sadness
Chapter 8: Miracles Can Happen: Childhood Hopes and Dreams in I Wish
Chapter 9: Becoming a Father: Nature Versus Nurture in Like Father, Like Son
Chapter 10: “Every Living Requires Effort”: The Family of Women in Our Little Sister
Chapter 11: The Empty Table: Coping with Failure in After the Storm
Chapter 12: “Three Strikes and You're Out”: The Ambiguities of Justice in Koreeda's The Third Murder
Chapter 13: The Ties that Bind: Shoplifters and the Voluntary Family
Chapter 14: Travelling Abroad: Koreeda's International Career
A) True or False: Performance and Lies in La Vérité
B) Babies for Sale: Broker, Wanted Men and Unwanted Children
Chapter 15: Putting the Pieces Together: Who Is the Monster?
Bibliography
Notes
Product details
| Published | Feb 05 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 224 |
| ISBN | 9781844574810 |
| Imprint | British Film Institute |
| Illustrations | b/w halftones |
| Dimensions | 235 x 155 mm |
| Series | Cinema Two |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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