Hirokazu Kore-eda

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

Maybe family is an eternal subject for me.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

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

Directing while overcoming differences of language and culture is a stimulating challenge.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

I'm so entranced by what unfolds in front of the camera. It seems wonderfully out of my control.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

There's a difference between people being free and the atmosphere of 'freedom.'

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

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

Japanese feel an intimacy with the dead, at least for people up to my generation.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

In terms of film festivals, Cannes is the greatest launch pad.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

I don't really like something serious depicted in a serious way; that's not my style.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

I have never made a film to praise or to criticize something. That kind of filmmaking is nothing but propaganda.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

Privacy is not really a concept in Japan.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda