I've always loved Shunji Iwai, especially Lily chou chou, picnic and vampire. In fact, I'd say All About Lily Chou Chou changed my life when I watched it in 2011/2012. It completely changed my perspective of film and art and that is why it is my favorite film till this day. Your description of the purpose of his films hits the nail on the head. You put into words what I felt while watching his films. You explained it perfectly. This is an amazing video. Thank you.

i’m just wondering how the hell he gets the budgets for these movies obviously if they’re popular he’ll get more money but they always look so expensive 😭

Ridiculously underrated director! Love Lily Chou Chou. Great video!!

the simplicity which shunji manages so well and gracefully in his works is my ether

the feelings after watching the movie for the first time is just unbelievable something like invisble ether..(lily chou chou)

Lily Chou Chou tear me apart and put me back together

My fav director, He know what he's doing, a unique perspective in story telling and also beauty aestetich make him really unfairly underrated.

My favorites are Love Letter and Swallowtail Butterfly. Love Letter has the most beautiful winter cinematography I have ever seen and the ending of the film is maybe the sweetest scene of all time hahaha. While Swallowtail is probably Iwai's most unique and ambitious work, a legitimate epic- Shunji Iwai style. That said, I did not like All about Lily Chou Chou. It's his most self indulgent work, his usual filmmaking quirks are all cranked up to 10 and it is simply too much. Only the most hardcore Iwai or arthouse fans will enjoy it, it's undecipherable to the general audience. I imagine the film would be maddening to the average filmgoer, as even I could barely sit through it. That said, no one can deny the man is a true auteur.

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There are also many outstanding aspects of Shunji Iwai's filmmaking. He highlights a lot of the social issues in his films and there's just a sincerity/honesty in portraying youth. I've watched Florida Project recently and nearing the end, I feel there are some deliberate choices in the children shots. It feels like some shots are used as a 'tear jerker' that made me feel uncomfortable. Don't get me wrong, I loved Florida Project and think its an excellent film but the way Shunji Iwai portrayed youth and innocence is much more raw and powerful than many films out there.

My absolute favorite director of all time. I often feel pinned against the seat after watching his movies. So deep, so relatable, often emotionally devastating...

i want to thank you and this channel for introducing me to Shunji iwai. I got so interested in his work and watched many of his films in the past six years after watching your video.

Love letter is 🙌

Where the hell is Criterion with Shunji Iwai already? Tarantino once referred to him as the Japanese version of himself.

I love his works

Could be my favourite director. Thanks for the excellent video!

Loved the analysis you did.. :) Shunji Iwai has grown to be one of my favourite directors ..his style is so unique and comforting in a way.. i still haven't watched many of his work but i hope to ..

One of da best videos

Subscribed. Wonderful video shining light on a very underrated filmmaker

Your channel Is gold, keep uploading vids

I still love this video, I love this one in particular. Hope you're well

nice video, i don't know if enough ameko/europeans know about iwai and his idiosyncratic works. i'd recommend hideaki anno for fans of iwai, his lesser known stuff hits some of the same notes.

Recently watch direct talk at bank world and i recently knew that he is the maker of Hana want saku song lyric. What a genius

Love letter is the classic

Shunji Iwai is every bit as a true genius of film and humanity as Akira Kurasawa. Every work is art.

While looking up pictures to edit for my own video today I found you via the Poetry of Tony Takitani thumbnail on Google Images. I watched that video and really love your telling of a story and now this one which has opened me to another style of storytelling. Thank you. Keep it up and your channel is too good to not have more subs. Thank you again. I am now subbed and waiting for your next video.

The movie was Picnic, I stopped watching after seeing Mannequins with a lot of ahh... people say this movie is meaningful but I never finished it like Hana & Alice, All about Lily Chou-chou, or Swallowtail butterfly. 😢

nice v-essay

All about Lily Chou Chou

Обожаю всё о Лили чоу-чоу

Thank you

I've seen 6 of these films.

nice review man

I like love letter

Picnic. ❤️

Does anybody know the black and white movie around 0:06?

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can someone recommend a good site for watching his films? i have only seen one and haven’t been able to find some of the others!

shunji iwai always amazed me

Me gonna do the VN version of this video

incredible!! love this director and loved this video. btw where can i watch The Kon Ichikawa Story?

what song in 2:27 parts?

Any idea where can i watch Chang-ok's letter?

Where do you watch this movie? Website.

Can someone explain it?

Whats the song at 0:05

5:00 wait i just noticed, this is miwako ichikawa?

Sorry Lily CHOU CHOU (pronounced Shou Shou)

What's the music that starts at 2:27?

I really wanna watch picnic but i have no idea where to find it online with subtitles. Could i get by without them maybe???

I don't understand the film "undo"

can someone explain all about lily chou chou to me please