Various themes run throughout the work of Hirokazu Koreeda. Without doubt an auteur, there are two key themes that feature regularly in his work: a breaking away from the conventional family unit; and memory, specifically holding on to the past. Within the former, fathers are often portrayed as weak individuals, some worthy of sympathy, some not. Often, they are absent cowards, enigmas and/or bitter men, but all have a difficulty facing up to the responsibility of fatherhood.
Most of his films pose the question of ‘what makes a good father?' though often this could be interpreted as ‘is it possible to be a good father?' with many seemingly not up to the task. Here are five examples of the difficult questions Koreeda poses of fatherhood – where fathers are failing the expectations of their role – and where he offers them no easy answers.
1. Maborosi (1995)
Following the inexplicable suicide...
Most of his films pose the question of ‘what makes a good father?' though often this could be interpreted as ‘is it possible to be a good father?' with many seemingly not up to the task. Here are five examples of the difficult questions Koreeda poses of fatherhood – where fathers are failing the expectations of their role – and where he offers them no easy answers.
1. Maborosi (1995)
Following the inexplicable suicide...
- 5.5.2023
- von Andrew Thayne
- AsianMoviePulse
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