100 Years of Japanese Cinema
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100 Years of Japanese Cinema

5.9 / 10 1995 52mNR Japanese
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

Storyline

The story of the first century of Japanese cinema from the point of view of the controversial Japanese filmmaker Nagisa Ōshima.

Cast & Crew

Nagisa Ōshima

Nagisa Ōshima

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lead

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nagisa Ōshima's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. 100 Years of Japanese Cinema is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker