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Hiroshi Inagaki, “The 47 Ronin / Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki” (1962) The
Pablo Berger, “Blancanieves” (2012) In the style of old 1920s expressionist silent films, Berger’s “Blancanieves”
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Joshua Marston, “The Forgiveness of Blood / Falja e Gjakut” (2010) Hard to believe that
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Joshua Oppenheimer, “The Act of Killing” (2012) A chilling film, made all the more so
Makoto Shinkai, “She and Her Cat” (1999) The debut animé film by Makoto Shinkai as
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Makoto Shinkai, “Garden of Words / Koto no ha no niwa” (2013) Makoto Shinkai is
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