Hirokazu Kore-eda Movies

  • 2008
    So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey

    So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey

    So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey

    4.82008HD

    A documentary about the J-pop / folk rock singer Cocco.

    So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey
  • 2019
    Kiki Kirin's Life

    Kiki Kirin's Life

    Kiki Kirin's Life

    02019HD

    This documentary follows the last days of actress KIKI Kirin, who passed away on September 15, 2018. The documentary is the first long-term, in-depth...

    Kiki Kirin's Life
  • 2021
    The Center Lane

    The Center Lane

    The Center Lane

    6.22021HD

    Diagnosed with leukemia in February 2019, Japanese competitive swimmer Rikako Ikee returns to her destiny: the center lane, in Hirokazu Kore-eda's...

    The Center Lane
  • 2003
    Kakuto

    Kakuto

    Kakuto

    92003HD

    A very energetic, fresh and skilful début in DV from young Tokyo actor and model. Hanging out, clubbing and drugging, a young band of friends...

    Kakuto
  • 2023
    Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

    Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

    Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

    02023HD

    CHEN Ming-chang, exposed to Western music, from The Beatles to Bob Dylan, often taught himself to play and sing with a guitar when he was young. In...

    Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
  • 2015
    Ishibumi

    Ishibumi

    Ishibumi

    5.32015HD

    A memorial to the atomic annihilation of 321 students at Hiroshima Middle School.

    Ishibumi
  • 2026
    5 - The Time Called Arashi -

    5 - The Time Called Arashi -

    5 - The Time Called Arashi -

    02026HD

    5 - The Time Called Arashi -
  • 1996
    Without Memory

    Without Memory

    Without Memory

    6.51996HD

    A father loses his short-term memory as a result of a botched medical procedure, which causes him to develop Wernicke's Encephalopathy. Kore-eda...

    Without Memory
  • 2003
    Kaettekita! Deka Matsuri

    Kaettekita! Deka Matsuri

    Kaettekita! Deka Matsuri

    02003HD

    Second installment of omnibus series Deka Matsuri. 10 films made under the conditions "The main character must be a female detective" "the film must...

    Kaettekita! Deka Matsuri
  • 1991
    Lessons from a Calf

    Lessons from a Calf

    Lessons from a Calf

    6.21991HD

    An elementary school in Japan begins an experimental program that frames the students' curriculum around one single project: the raising of a calf...

    Lessons from a Calf
  • 2010
    Beautiful Islands

    Beautiful Islands

    Beautiful Islands

    72010HD

    This movie (Executive Producer - KORE-EDA Hirokaz) looks at three beautiful islands, shaken by climate change: Tuvalu in the South Pacific, Venice in...

    Beautiful Islands
  • 2004
    Elephant Kashimashi Documentary Film: Tobira no Mukō

    Elephant Kashimashi Documentary Film: Tobira no Mukō

    Elephant Kashimashi Documentary Film: Tobira no Mukō

    02004HD

    A documentary film that closely follows the approximately three-month recording and production process of Tobira, an album by the rock band The...

    Elephant Kashimashi Documentary Film: Tobira no Mukō
  • 2012
    The Message from Fukushima

    The Message from Fukushima

    The Message from Fukushima

    02012HD

    Short documentary about the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

    The Message from Fukushima
  • 2004
    A Making of Nobody Knows

    A Making of Nobody Knows

    A Making of Nobody Knows

    82004HD

    The making of the movie "Nobody Knows" by award-winning director Hirokazu Kore-eda.

    A Making of Nobody Knows
  • 1991
    Where Has All the Pollution Gone?

    Where Has All the Pollution Gone?

    Where Has All the Pollution Gone?

    01991HD

    Where Has All The Pollution Gone? exposes air pollution caused by Japan’s largest Kawasaki Steel Corp. on a scale of ten times the size of...

    Where Has All the Pollution Gone?
  • 1993
    When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

    When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

    When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

    6.71993HD

    From the 1980s to the 1990s, New Taiwanese Cinema gained international attention for adopting a completely different approach to that of the...

    When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
  • 2019
    A Story on the Shore

    A Story on the Shore

    A Story on the Shore

    62019HD

    KORE-EDA Hirokazu, who won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, is a friend of mine for 20 years. In one summer, my camera followed him in...

    A Story on the Shore
  • 1992
    I Wish I Could Be Japanese

    I Wish I Could Be Japanese

    I Wish I Could Be Japanese

    5.81992HD

    The film deals with the rights of Japanese-Koreans -born in Japan but without Japanese passport or nationality- and the social rejection that they...

    I Wish I Could Be Japanese
  • 1991
    However...

    However...

    However...

    6.41991HD

    Kore-eda started as a documentary maker with this beautiful portrait about the life and work of the head of Japanese social work. Yamanouchi Yoyomori...

    However...
  • 2010
    The Days After

    The Days After

    The Days After

    02010HD

    A child appears before a young couple who lost their beloved son at an early age. Is he the reincarnation of their son, or a ghost? The couple grows...

    The Days After