Japanese Cinema of the 2000's

Japanese cinema of the 2000’s
While many of the best Japanese directors of 2000’s, had already made outstanding films in the past – think of directors like Wakamatsu Koji, Koreeda Hirokazu, Kawase Naomi, Shiota Akihiko and many others – there was also a number of new directors that emerged in the 2000’s. Many of these directors, like Nishikawa Miwa, Ando Momoko, Tanada Yuki and Inoue Tsuki are female and there seems to be some kind of revolution for female directors going on in Japan at the moment.

While there has also been commercial succes, with titles like Love Exposure,...