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Aquaman 2018
This spring in Japan I saw the film Aquaman by James Wan, who is known for directing horror films. I told myself until now that he was a filmmaker with quite a bit of talent, but I didn't expect to see him make such a well-made and interesting film. I said to myself that we could have a lot of hope for the films he was going to make afterwards.
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A Hen in the Wind 1948
You may think that Ozu only made movies that had nothing to do with war. But if I'm asked to say what film of his that I like best I reply without hesitation "A Hen in the Wind." He didn't directly show the war in this film, but it's a powerful movie which describes how deeply scarred our country was after the war experience. Ozu had experienced it all himself. He dealt with the war in his own way, and made a masterpiece.
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Letters from Iwo Jima 2006
I think the greatest characteristic of Clint Eastwood’s films is that they revive the highly developed “form“ of early Hollywood cinema (say, from the 1940s) without ever relying on nostalgic elements. His talent is his firm conviction that cinema is storytelling as well as his confidence that with any story, however he tells it, he can capture the heart of the audience. As a result, he has continually tackled various types of stories, and never tells the same story twice.…
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A History of Violence 2005
This auteur’s long-standing goal to achieve both clear-cut entertainment and detailed modernism finally reached its highest point here. A work that clearly shows the direction in which movies from the 21st century onward should go, and a perfect example of a modern film.