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
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 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
There was a time when I thought Kim Novak was the sexiest woman in the world. — 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
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 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 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
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
Sometimes when you watch children, you feel that they show emotions that you, as an adult, can relate to. — 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 my father,… — Hirokazu Kore-eda 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 Copy Share Image
It is righteous to receive state subsidies to make films that criticise the state - I want Japanese people to accept such European values. — 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 of human… — Hirokazu Kore-eda 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
I am hopeful that films can connect people who are in conflict in a separated world. — 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 when he… — Hirokazu Kore-eda 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 calm, but… — Hirokazu Kore-eda 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 applied a… — 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 good ones… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
