2023, I watched…

Movies I watched in 2024. My favorite movie of year  is Hirokazu Koreeda‘s Monster. 🤍

ごん Gon, The Little Fox

Directed by 八代健志 Yashiro Kenji

ノーマン・ザ・スノーマン ～北の国のオーロラ～

NORMAN THE SNOWMAN -The Northern Lights-

Directed by 八代健志 Yashiro Kenji

「鬼滅の刃」上弦集結、そして刀鍛冶の里へ (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village)

Directed by 外崎春雄 (Haruo Sotozaki)

沈黙のパレード (Silent Parade)

Directed by 西谷弘 (Hiroshi Nishitani)

마녀(魔女) Part2. The Other One (The Witch: Part 2. The Other One)

Directed by 박훈정 (Park Hoon-jung)

외계+인 1부 (Alienoid)

Directed by 최동훈 (Choi Dong-hoon)

Minions

Directed by Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda

夏への扉 キミのいる未来へ (The Door into Summer)

Directed by 三木孝宏 (Takahiro Miki)

ハウルの動く城 (Howl’s Moving Castle)

Directed by 宮前駿 (Hayao Miyazaki)

秒速5センチメートル (5 Centimeters per Second)

Directed by新海誠 (Makoto Shinkai)

Back to the Future

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

브로커 (Broker)

Directed by 是枝裕和 (Hirokazu Kore-eda)

寓 (Flashback Before Death)

Directed by 石原理衣、小野川浩幸 (Rii Ishihara, Hiroyuki Onogawa)

サイレントムービー (Silent Movie)

Directed by 東京藝術大学大学院映像研究科映画専攻 (Masamichi Kawata, Satoru Hirohara, and Hiroshi Gokan)

みなに幸あれ (Best Wishes to All)

Directed by 下津優太 (Yuta Shimotsu)

Oppenheimer

Directed by Christopher Nolan

Blue Giant

Directed by 立川譲 (Yuzuru Tachikawa)

A compassionate Spy

Directed by Steve James

부산행 (Train To Busan)

Directed by 연상호 (Yeon Sang-ho)

シャイロックの子供たち (Shylock’s Children)

Directed by 本木克英 (Katsuhide Motoki)

Legally Blonde

Directed by Robert Luketic

怪物 (Monster)

Directed by 是枝裕和 (Hirokazu Koreeda)

のび太の宇宙小戦争2021 (Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021)

Directed by 山口普(Susumu Yamaguchi)

SPY x FAMILY劇場版: Code White (Spy × Family Code: White)

Directed by 片桐崇(Takashi Katagiri)

2022, I watched…

싱크홀 (Sinkhole)

Directed by 김지훈 (Kim Ji-hoon)

奥様は、取り扱い注意 (Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie)

Directed by 佐藤東弥 (Tôya Satô)

三度目の殺人 (The Third Murder)

Directed by 是枝裕和 (Kore-eda Hirokazu)

창궐 (Rampant)

Directed by 김성훈 (Kim Seong-hun)

初恋 (First Love)

Directed by 三池崇史 (Miike Takashi)

時代革命 (Revolution of Our Time)

Directed by 周冠威 (Kiwi Chow)

반도 (Peninsula)

Directed by 연상호 (Yeon Sang-ho)

ドライブ・マイ・カー (Drive My Car)

Directed by 濱口竜介 (Hamaguchi Ryusuke)

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Directed by Kyle Balda

The science of success 

Directed by Annamaria Talas

すすめの戸締まり (Suzume)

Directed by 新海誠 (Makoto Shinkai)

2021, I watched…

Soul

Directed by Pete Docter

Luxo Jr. / short film (animation)

Directed by John Lasseter

Easter Island Unsolved / documentary 

Directed by Geoff Luck

The Blue Umbrella / short film (animation)

Directed by Saschka Unseld 

Stonehenge Decoded: Secrets Revealed / documentary

Directed by Christopher Spencer

Zootopia

Directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore

Geri’s Game / short film (animation)

Directed by Jan Pinkava

Burrow / short film (animation)

Directed by Madeline Sharafian

Onward

Directed by Dan Scanlon

Blade Runner 2049

Directed by Denis Villeneuve

서복 (Seobok)

Directed by 이용주 (Lee Yong-ju)

도굴 (Collectors)

Directed by 박정배 (Park Jungbae)

마녀 (The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion)

Directed by 박훈정 (Park Hoon-jung)

2020, I watched...

기생충 (Parasite) 

Directed by 봉준호 (Bong Joon-ho)

엑시트 (Exit)

Directed by 이상근 (Lee Sang-geun)

사자 (The Divine Fury)

Directed by 김주환 (Kim Ju-hwan)

X-Men Dark Phoenix

Directed by Simon Kinberg

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Directed by Michael Dougherty

Pain and Glory

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

살아있다 (Alive)

Directed by 조일형 Cho Il-hyung 

The Mold Agent 

Directed by Maite Alberdi

2019, I watched...

2019, I watched...

コーヒーが冷めないうちに (Café Funiculi Funicula)

Directed by 塚原あゆ子 (Ayuko Tsukahara)

공작 (The Spy Gone North)

Directed by 윤종빈 (Yoon Jong-bin)

휴일 (A Day Off)

Directed by 이만희 (Lee Man-hui)

I Diari di Angela - Noi Due Cineasti (Angela’s Diaries: Two Filmmakers)

Directed by Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi

Period. End Of Sentence. 

Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi

Captain Marvel 

Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

Directed by Alex Gibney

Beware the Slenderman

Directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky

Avengers: Endgame 

Directed by Anthorny J. Russo, Joseph Vincent Russo

First and Negative Two

Directed by Micaela Durand, Daniel Chew

김종욱 찾기 (Finding Mr. Destiny)

Directed by 장유정 (Jang Yoo-jeong)

The Matrix

Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

The Matrix Rloaded

Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

The Matrix Revolutions

Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

ねことじいちゃん (The Island of Cats)

Directed by 岩合光昭 (Mitsuaki Iwago)

教誨師 (The Chaplain)

Directed by 佐向大 (Dia Sako)

マスカレード ホテル (Masquerade Hotel)

Directed by 

국가부도의 날 (Default)

Directed by 최국희 (Choi Kook-hee)

Aladdin

Directed by Guy Ritchie

살인의 추억 (Memories of Murder)

Directed by 봉준호 (Bong Joon-ho)

돈 (Money)

Directed by 박누리 (Noo-ri Park)

コンフィデンスマンJP the movie (The Confidence Man JP: The Movie)

Directed by 田中亮 (Ryo Tanaka)

今日も嫌がらせ弁当 (Bento Harassment)

Directed by 塚本連平 (Renpei Tsukamoto)

2018, I watched...

브이아이피 (V.I.P.)
Directed by 박훈정 (Park Hoon-jung)

하루 (A Day)
Directed by (Sun-ho Cho)

군함도 (The Battleship Island)
Directed by 류승완 (Ryoo Seung-wan)

君の膵臓をたべたい (Let Me Eat Your Pancreas)
Directed by 月川翔 (Shô Tsukikawa)

특별시민 (The Mayor)
Directed by 박인제 (Park In-je)

Silica
Directed by Pia Borg

Sans bruit, les figurants du désert (Noiseless, Desert Extras)
Directed by Gilles Lepore, Michal Madracki, Maciej Madracki

도가나 (Slienced)
Directed by 황동혁 (Hwang Dong-hyuk)

RBG
Directed by Betsy West, Julie Cohen

Incredible 2
Directed by Brad Bird

愛と法 (Of Love and Law)
Directed by 戸田ひかる (Hikaru Toda)

去年の冬、きみと別れ (Last Winter, We Parted)
Directed by 瀧本智行 (Tomoyuki Takimoto)

夜は短し歩けよ乙女 (Night in Short, Walk on Girl)
Directed by 湯浅 政明 (Masaaki Yuasa)

The Rest I Make Up
Directed by Michelle Memran

McQueen
Directed by Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui

幸福路上 (On Happiness Road)
Directed by 宋欣穎 (Hsin Yin Sung)

신과함께: 인과 연 (Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days)
Directed by 김용화 (Yong-hwa Kim)

버닝 (Burning)
Directed by 이창동 (Lee Chang-dong)

万引き家族 (Shoplifters)
Directed by 是枝裕和 (Hirokazu Kore-Eda)

検察側の罪人 (Killing for the Prosecution)
Directed by 原田眞人 (Masato Harada)

劇場版コード・ブルー・ドクターヘリ緊急救命 (Cold Blue)
Directed by 西浦正記 (Masaki Nishiura)

家に帰ると妻が必ず死んだふりをしています (When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to Be Dead)
Directed by 李闘士男 (Toshio Lee)

The Rest I Make Up

I didn't know María Irene Fornés before watching the documentary The Rest I Make Up at MoMA. Not even to mention that many people only know her as the ex-lover of Susan Sontag. A scene left me memorable impression was when she went for a doctor due to dementia. The symptom she wrote, "Lost of memory". 

Lost of me, what a powerful impact on an individual. Losing the track of one's own existence. I wonder if that is the saddest tragedy or a blessing of nonstop reseting life. 

I like her seeming ordinary life, but extraordinary being. María Irene Fornés is comfortable with the way she is. An interesting thing she said "I don't trust professional" depicts her unique personality. I also like her poetic and lovely thoughts. 

I happened to see several artists' documentaries around the same time, and felt sad those talents all ended up being alone. Maybe the path to acchieve a greatest level only allows one person to get through. Maybe...

Watch trailer here