I think a lot of Japanese morals are built around what the dead would think of us. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
There was a time when I thought Kim Novak was the sexiest woman in the world. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
I'm so entranced by what unfolds in front of the camera. It seems wonderfully out of my control. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Camera Copy Share Image
When you make a documentary, you have to adapt to what reality imposes upon you. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
When I am 60 or 70, I am sure I can still continue to make films on families. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Cinema Copy Share Image
When I have been told that my films remind people of Ozu, I have never been too convinced. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
My father did not have a lot of security in his life. He did odd jobs. He had a real struggle to… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
A film is not a vehicle to accuse, or to relay a specific message. If we reduce a film to this, we… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Cinema Copy Share Image
When I was 27, I won an honorable mention in a scriptwriting contest and got a television job as an assistant director. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Director Copy Share Image
Yes, a family is interesting. You can get a lot of drama in the conflicts there. It's like the sea. It seems… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Calm Copy Share Image
Tokyo is wonderful for distribution of international films, a lot of Iranian films, Taiwanese films. But most of the art films are… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Art Copy Share Image
My mother used to work in a bank in Tokyo. It was a busy district, and after work, she used to go… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
When I choose child actors, I chose them for their personalities. And then I work with their own vocabulary, so I'm not… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Actor Copy Share Image
When making documentaries, the most important thing I learned was to listen, observe gestures and facial expressions. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Documentaries Copy Share Image
We can see loss as something missing, but that missing space can be filled with something else, and that creates healing. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Healing Copy Share Image
It's definitely good to have a hit from time to time, though not too often. If you have a few hits in… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
Hardly anyone says anything real in the courtroom. Almost everything is decided ahead of time, and the truth is found behind the… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
My mother loved films! She adored Ingrid Bergman, Joan Fontaine, Vivien Leigh. We couldn't afford to go together to the cinema, but… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Cinema Copy Share Image
It is righteous to receive state subsidies to make films that criticise the state - I want Japanese people to accept such… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
My grandfather had Alzheimer's. He would eat everything and anything that was around; then he wouldn't remember that he ate it and… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
I have never made a film to praise or to criticize something. That kind of filmmaking is nothing but propaganda. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Cinema Copy Share Image
I particularly relate to the films of Mikio Naruse and Shinichi Kamoshita, a person whose work I watched very much as a… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Cinema Copy Share Image
