However, the is changing this. Auteur directors like Hirokazu Kore-eda ( Shoplifters , Monster ) and Ryusuke Hamaguchi ( Drive My Car ) have won Oscars by subverting the "crazy Japan" trope. They show a Japan of quiet desperation, of stolen bento boxes and silent car rides. The world is finally ready for silence.
In a globalized world of homogenized Marvel quips and Netflix formula, Japan’s greatest export is honne (true voice)—the raw, weird, obsessive, and melancholic. Jav Suzuka Ishikawa
Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World by Matt Alt. The Anime Machine by Thomas Lamarre. However, the is changing this
From the intimacy of J-Pop idols to the global domination of manga and anime, Japan is rewriting the rules of cultural engagement. Jav Suzuka Ishikawa