Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is about a female protagonist trying to save the world from destroying itself. Beautiful animation.
Japanese
17 posts
Woman in the Dunes. Existentialism at its best. Do you live to move sand, or do you move sand to live? Sensual B&W thriller.
The Naked Island tells of a family who live on an otherwise deserted island. Their main concern is getting fresh water to grow what passes for crops.
The Human Condition. Three great films that, when combined, make up the best trilogy ever made. About war, suffering, pacifism and socialism.
Onibaba: A highly unsettling B&W film about the struggle for survival in the grasslands outside Kyoto during a big war. With the occasional pinch of horror.