Departures

Japanese film directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, released in 2018. Depicts a family without blood relations committing theft and their warm relationships within. Won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, achieving Japan's cinema's highest honor. Through family structure and social minority issues, it questions contemporary society.

A touching drama directed by Yojiro Takita. A cellist becomes a 'nokanshi' (encoffiner) after losing his job. It sensitively depicts Japanese views on death and human connections, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Japanese film directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, released in 2018. Depicts a family without blood relations committing theft and their warm relationships within. Won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, achieving Japan's cinema's highest honor. Through family structure and social minority issues, it questions contemporary society.

A drama based on Yaro Abe's manga. Set in a late-night diner in Shinjuku's alleys, it was distributed globally on Netflix, quietly conveying Japan's culture of food and human warmth.

A leading Japanese animation studio founded by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. It produced masterpieces like 'Spirited Away' and 'Princess Mononoke,' establishing Japanese animation films as a global cultural phenomenon. It symbolizes the highest honor in the anime industry.

Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata, released in 1998. The premise that watching a cursed videotape leads to death in seven days expresses fear in the video media era. Became a massive hit domestically and internationally, pioneering Japanese horror boom. Established a new model of visual expression and fear.

A 1952 masterpiece directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, exploring a terminal cancer-stricken bureaucrat's search for life's meaning. Widely regarded as one of the finest Japanese films ever made, it consistently ranks among critics' highest-rated films internationally. This enduring classic profoundly examines human dignity and perspectives on mortality, becoming a foundational work in Japanese cinema history.