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rwmjyesterday at 10:04 AM2 repliesview on HN

You can't mention Kore-eda without mentioning After Life (1998), surely? (Confusingly called Wonderful Life in Japanese, and also I don't mean the Gervais series.)

There's a recent US "remake"/homage which I haven't dared to watch.


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haunteryesterday at 10:08 AM

Yess! So good too. We could probably just recommend all his films

I’d say he is my favorite contemporary director.

The only american director I’d consider right now is Terrence Malick. I just hope his Jesus film gets released…

js2yesterday at 6:43 PM

I love Kore-eda but it took me many attempts to get through After Life. I'm really glad it wasn't my first Kore-eda film. I find it terribly boring.