There was a time when I thought Kim Novak was the sexiest woman in the world. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Sexiest 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
If my films did better at the box office in Japan, it would be easier to get them made. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Better 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 choose child actors, I chose them for their personalities. And then I work with their own vocabulary, so I'm not… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Children 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
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
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
We can see loss as something missing, but that missing space can be filled with something else, and that creates healing. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Loss Copy Share Image
I think a lot of Japanese morals are built around what the dead would think of us. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Around 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 Circle 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
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
A lot of people, especially Japanese, come to the theater to have a good cry. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Come 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
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 Cinema 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
Fast cutting, loud music, blood spewing everywhere, and gunshots permeating the scenes does not necessarily make for a shocking movie. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Blood 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 Always 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
When I watch an actress say a line, I watch how they deliver the lines with gestures. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Actress Copy Share Image
When making documentaries, the most important thing I learned was to listen, observe gestures and facial expressions. — Hirokazu Kore-eda Important 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 Ahead Copy Share Image
