Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
Documentary on the evolution of Japanese cinema. Using only archive footage, it considers the drive for realism in depictions of family life and society; the appeal of war films and comedies, and struggles against censorship. Made as part of the British Film Institute’s Century of Cinema project.
Documentary on the evolution of Japanese cinema. Using only archive footage, it considers the drive for realism in depictions of family life and society; the appeal of war films and comedies, and struggles against censorship. Made as part of the British Film Institute’s Century of Cinema project.