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100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
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100 YEARS OF JAPANESE CINEMA

Nihon eiga no hyaku nen

Directed by Nagisa Ôshima
Japan, United Kingdom, 1995
Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.