But beyond the likes of Hirokazu Kore-eda ( Shoplifters), Kiyoshi Kurosawa ( Wife of a Spy), and Naomi Kawase ( True Mothers) – all major award winners in the past five years – there is a new wave of talent chomping at the bit. It’s not to say that these filmmakers are not deserving of the attention.
Take a glance at the past decade of competitions like Venice, Cannes, even the Academy Awards – the Japanese films competing for the top prizes are, more often than not, by the same directors who were competing for them in the 90s. The problem with Western discourse on Japanese cinema is that, for the most part, it’s stuck in the past.ĭirectors like Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu are revisited year upon year in UK cinemas, while even the major film festivals remain hung up on directors who made their names years ago.
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