Acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda fears that Japan’s underfunded, inward-looking cinema industry is putting off young talent, so he’s taken matters into his own hands by mentoring up-and-coming filmmakers for a new Netflix series.Kore-eda, whose 2018 film “Shoplifters” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, says that complacent attitudes and poor working conditions are holding Japan back in cinema and TV while its neighbor South Korea powers ahead internationally.
Source: Hirokazu Kore-eda calls for Japanese cinema to support young directors | The Japan Times