“I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.” –Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa is an infamous Japanese filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in…
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DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHT: SHOHEI IMAMURA
“I like to make messy films.” –Shohei Imamura Shohei Imamura was a Japanese film director. His interest as a filmmaker oftentimes showed the state of lower strata of Japanese society. He is also the only Japanese director so far to…
DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHT: PARK CHAN-WOOK
“My films are the stories of people who place the blame for their actions on others because they refuse to take on the blame themselves.” -Park Chan-Wook Park Chan-Wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. His debut…
DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHT: TAKASHI MIIKE
“I can only work realistically while wanting to depict something unrealistic.” -Takashi Miike Takashi Miike is a Japanese filmmaker, director and screenwriter. He has made some of the most iconic films to date, having directed over one hundred films, television…
DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHT: HIROKAZU KORE-EDA
“In order to avoid sentimentality and be able to write the screenplay with the kind of humor and irony necessary to keep the story moving, I needed to distance myself as much as I could from the characters, to try…
DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHT: LEE EUNG-BOK
6 Amazing K-Drama Series by Lee Eung-Bok If you haven’t heard of the director Lee Eung-Bok, now here is the chance to learn who he is. He has directed some of the biggest K-dramas we are currently binging umteenth time.…