I would say that 'After the Storm' is much more informed by my personal life than my other movies. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
There's a difference between people being free and the atmosphere of 'freedom.' — Hirokazu Kore-eda Being Copy Share Image
The children in 'Nobody Knows' had a resonance with me. The children are projections of myself. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Children Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I loved making stories, so I thought maybe I would be a novelist. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Child Copy Share Image
When I watch an actress say a line, I watch how they deliver the lines with gestures. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Actor Copy Share Image
I'm less interested in death itself than in people whose lives are touched by it. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Death Copy Share Image
Japanese feel an intimacy with the dead, at least for people up to my generation. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
A lot of people, especially Japanese, come to the theater to have a good cry. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
I've been a fan of Yoshida Akimi's manga for a long time; she's one of a few women's manga writers that I… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
I believe that any auteur categorised in terms of an -ist or an -ism wouldn't be able to capture the complex essence… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
When I make films, I don't think of any other directors or their work in terms of the rhythm of the editing… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Cinema Copy Share Image
As a son and as a father, there are still various things that I haven't done as well as I should have… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Dilemma Copy Share Image
Reflecting on the past, where the film industry became united with 'national interest' and 'national policy,' I tend to think that keeping… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Film industry Copy Share Image
I watch 'Electronic Boy' faithfully every week - not because I like the show but because I'm interested in where the smartest… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Direction Copy Share Image
Fast cutting, loud music, blood spewing everywhere, and gunshots permeating the scenes does not necessarily make for a shocking movie. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
I wanted to make 'Nobody Knows,' a kind of summation of the experiences I gained from making my first three films, the… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
I have been told that... time doesn't flow in a straight line in my films. It goes round in a circle. Sometimes… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
We used to have prawn tempura: that was my mother's favourite dish. But she had to go out to work instead of… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
My mother was really against it when I said I wanted to make films. She said that I should be a civil… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Actor Copy Share Image
With 'Nobody Knows,' I consciously set out to make a fiction film, which is a different approach from 'Distance,' but I still… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Children Copy Share Image
In the eighties, there was a huge shift in the humor of Japanese television. Up until then, the humor was garnered by… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Eighties Copy Share Image
As the Japanese family gets more and more atomized, grandparents don't live with the nuclear family, so parents of children can't consult… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Children Copy Share Image
The Japanese don't have a specific religion, but a spirituality. A cap, shoes, and a table have a spirituality. When you eat… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
All my mother ever wanted to talk about was what she hated about my father and the times he cheated on her… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Cold Copy Share Image
The vividness of children is easier to see when they're completely left to their own devices. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Child Copy Share Image
I don't really like something serious depicted in a serious way; that's not my style. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Depicted Copy Share Image
If my films did better at the box office in Japan, it would be easier to get them made. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
In terms of film festivals, Cannes is the greatest launch pad. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Cannes Copy Share Image
I am hopeful that films can connect people who are in conflict in a separated world. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Cinema Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you watch children, you feel that they show emotions that you, as an adult, can relate to. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Children Copy Share Image
'Like Father, Like Son' gave me the opportunity to show when it is not good with a father. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Father Copy Share Image
I never want to be the all-knowing god of the story, manipulating what's to happen or the action. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Action Copy Share Image
Directing while overcoming differences of language and culture is a stimulating challenge. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Culture Copy Share Image
