Netflix teams up with Hirokazu Koreeda for film and series

November 10, 2021 | David Farnor

Netflix is teaming up with Hirokazu Koreeda for two projects – a film and a TV series.

Koreeda won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for the film Shoplifters in 2018, making him the first Japanese director in … Read More

LFF 2020 TV review: A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura

October 10, 2020 | David Farnor

This chance to see a TV episode directed by Hirokazu Koreeda is a tasty sample, but leaves you hungry for more.Read More

VOD film review: The Third Murder

July 20, 2018 | David Farnor

This departure for director Hirokazu Koreeda is a quietly absorbing study of truth and justice.Read More

VOD film review: After the Storm

February 19, 2018 | David Farnor

This gentle, bittersweet drama about family and regrets is an understated gem.Read More

Interview: Hirokazu Koreeda on Our Little Sister

April 16, 2016 | David Farnor

In a modern age where mainstream directors often seem to be competing to see who can blow the biggest thing up, Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda has made an art of conquering tiny things.

His latest, Our Little Sister (read our … Read More

VOD film review: Our Little Sister

April 13, 2016 | David Farnor

Hirokazu Koreeda’s eye for human relationships has never been more tender than in this delicate study of parenthood, absence and inheritance.Read More

VOD film review: Like Father, Like Son

May 10, 2014 | David Farnor

Hirokazu Koreeda’s study of nature, nurture and the nuances of parenthood is a subtle, moving masterpiece.Read More