Hirokazu Kore-eda

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Hirokazu Kore-eda is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and editor known for intimate, humane dramas about family and memory, including After Life and Shoplifters (Palme d'Or, 2018).

Director of Maboroshi no Hikari (1995), After Life (1998), Like Father, Like Son (2013), Shoplifters (2018, Palme d'Or), and Monster/Kaibutsu (2023).

Reviews praise Kore-eda’s humane, precise filmmaking across intimate dramas. Themes include family bonds, moral ambiguity, memory, and the limits of adult understanding. Style notes highlight fixed shots, calm pacing, and perspective shifts. The pieces cover Maboroshi no Hikari, After Life, Un affare di famiglia (Shoplifters), and L'innocenza (Kaibutsu). Overall sentiment is warmly appreciative.

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