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
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 Find 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
It is righteous to receive state subsidies to make films that criticise the state - I want Japanese people to accept such… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Accept 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 Believe Copy Share Image
When I have been told that my films remind people of Ozu, I have never been too convinced. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Been 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
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
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
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
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 Bad Copy Share Image
I would say that 'After the Storm' is much more informed by my personal life than my other movies. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Informed Copy Share Image
The vividness of children is easier to see when they're completely left to their own devices. — 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
When you make a documentary, you have to adapt to what reality imposes upon you. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Adapt 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
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
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 Big mistake 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
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 Bank 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
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
