Favourite Screenwriters / Directors and their works :)
I will watch everything these masters have written / directed. My evaluation of best / underwhelming is subjective.
[A list still in progress; in no order]
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Adachi Naoko
Japonês
Best work: Okaeri Mone, Owakare Hospital, Rich Man Poor Woman,
Decent work: Kinou Nani Tabeta, Daytime Shooting Star
Underwhelming work:
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Ang Lee
Taiwanês
Best work: Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Lust Caution
Underwhelming work:
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Bakarhythm
Japonês
Best work: Brush Up Life, Trespassers, Sukina Sen Taxi, Shinnyushatachi no Bansan, Satsui No Michinori,
Decent work: Jigoku-no-Hanazono: Office Royale
Underwhelming work:
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Chu Yu Ning
Taiwanês
Best work: The Rose, It Started with a Kiss, They Kiss Again, MoMo Love
Decent work: In Time With You
Underwhelming work: You Light Up My Star
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Fukuda Yuichi
Japonês
Best work: Mr Nietzsche In the Convenience Centre, Kyou Kara Ore Wa, 1 Pound No Fukuin,
Decent work: Tokyo DOGS, Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro, Once Upon a Crime
Underwhelming work: Wotakoi
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Iwai Shunji
Japonês
Best work: Love Letter, PIcnic, A Bride for Rip Wan Vinkle, All About Lily Chou
Decent work: April Story, Hana & Alice
Underwhelming work:
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Jin Soo Wan
Sul-coreano
Best work: Kill Me Heal Me, Chicago Typewriter
Decent work: Moon Embracing the Sun
Underwhelming work:
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Jung Sung Joo
Sul-coreano
Best work: Heard it Through the Grapevine, Secret Love Affair
Decent work: A Wife's Credentials
Underwhelming work:
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Kaneko Shigeki
Japonês
Best work: Ore No Hanashi Wa Nagai, Konto Ka Hajimaru,
Decent work: Hachimitsu to Clover, Sekai Ichi Muzakashii Koi, Boku Unmei No Hito Desu,
Underwhelming work: Koi Wa Kaisha Yasumimasu
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Kitagawa Eriko
Japonês
Best work: Uchi No Musume Wa Kareshi Ga Dekinai, Aishiteiru to Ittekure, One Million Stars Falling From the Sky, Long Vacation, Over Time, Orange Days,
Decent work: Tatta Hitotsu No Koi, Beautiful Life, Destiny-like Love, Yugure ni Te wo Tsunagu
Underwhelming work: Saigo No Koi, Chance
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Koreeda Hirokazu
Japonês
Must watch movies: Air Doll, Monster, Maborosi
Must watch dramas : Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san
Dramas / Movies that were underwhelming:
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Kudo Kankuro
Japonês
Best work: Ore No Ie No Hanashi, Gomenne Seishun, Tiger & Dragon, Go, Ikebukuro West Gate Park,
Decent work: Ryusei No Kizuna, Kisarazu Cat's Eye
Underwhelming work: Rikon Shiyou Yu
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Kurosawa Akira
Japonês
Best work: Ikiru, Ran, High and Low, Rashomon, Dreams, The Bad Sleep Well,
Underwhelming work: Drunken Angel
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Mag Hsu
Taiwanês
Best work: MARS, Imperfect Us
Decent work: In Time With You, Q Series: Life Plan A and B
Underwhelming work:
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Morishita Yoshiko
Japonês
Best work: Dakara Watashi Wa Oshimashita, Watashi wo Hanasanaide, Byakuyako, JIN, Tenno no Ryoriban, Tengoku to Jigoku: Psychona Futari, Tonbi,
Decent work: Gibo to Musume no Blues, Sekai no Chuushin de Ai wo Sakebu, Mr Brain
Underwhelming work:
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Naruse Mikio
Japonês
Best work: Two In the Shadow, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Yearning,
Decent work: Floating Clouds,
Underwhelming work:
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Nogi Akiko
Japonês
Best work: Fence, Soratobu Kouhoushitsu, Juhan Shuttai!,
Decent work: Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, Unnatural, Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku, My Love Story!
Underwhelming work: Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi
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Nojima Shinji
Japonês
Best work: Kono Yo No Hate, Kou Kou Kyoushi (1993), Nanyobi ni Umareta No, Lipstick, Golden Bowl, Ningen Shikkaku, Algernon Ni Hanataba O
Decent work: Love Shuffle, Takane No Hana, Strawberry on the Shortcake, Pride, 49, Ai to Iu Nano Moto Ni
Underwhelming work: Utsukushii Hito, 101st Marriage Proposal, Seija no Koushin, Bara No Nai Hanaya
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Okada Yoshikazu
Japonês
Best work: Nijiro Karute, In This Corner of the World, Zeni Geba, Kimi No Te Ga Sasayaite Iru, Neechan No Koibito, Beach Boys, Be With You,
Decent work: Iguana No Musume, The Last 10 Years, Fight Song,
Underwhelming work: Chance
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Park Hae Young
Sul-coreano
Best work: My Liberation Notes
Decent work: Another Miss Oh
Underwhelming work:
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Sakamoto Yuji
Japonês
Best work: Soredemo Ikite Yuku, Omameda Towako To Sannin no Motootto, Quartet, Mother, We Made a Beautiful Bouquet, Monster,
Decent work: Mondai No Aru Restaurant, Tokyo Love Story (1991), Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien
Underwhelming work: Love That Makes You Cry, Mosaic Japan, In Love and Deep Water
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Shinozaki Eriko
Japonês
Best work: Unmet, Saka no Tochu no Ie
Decent work: Ryu to Michi: Futatsu no Kao no Fukushusha, Influence, Nemureru Mori no Jukujo
Underwhelming work:
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Song Jae Jung
Sul-coreano
Best work: Queen In Hyun's Man, Nine: Nine Times Time Travel, Yumi's Cells
Decent work: W, Unstoppable High Kick
Underwhelming work: Coffee House
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Wong Kar Wai
Honconguês
Best work: In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express, Fallen Angels
Underwhelming work:
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Zhang Yi Mou
Chinês
Best work: Under the Hawthorne Tree, The Road Home, Raise the Red Lantern
Underwhelming work: