“If a movie is nominated for, say, an Academy award, that movie will instantly become popular in Japan. There's always been a bit of a complex the Japanese have about being taken seriously in the West.” IfsBitsTakenWestComplexesJapanAwardsAcademyAcademy Awards Author:Hirokazu Koreeda
“The contemporary Japanese directors who are well-known in the West - say, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Takeshi Kitano, Naomi Kawase - are mostly unknown to Japanese, particularly of the younger generation.” WellsKnownGenerationsDirectorsWestContemporaryWell KnownYounger GenerationKurosawa Author:Hirokazu Koreeda
