Chloe Zhao’ ‘Hamnet’ and Kore-eda Hirokazu’s ‘After Life’ Move Each Other to Tears at Tokyo Festival: ‘I Couldn’t Stop Crying’
Update: 2025-11-03
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At the Tokyo International Film Festival, Chloe Zhao and Kore-eda Hirokazu shared a heartfelt conversation about their filmmaking processes. Both directors admitted to not knowing their film's endings until the last minute, with Zhao's Hamnet ending revealing itself during a rainy car ride. They discussed the power of storytelling in giving meaning to life's emotions and the importance of emotion over fact in cinema. Despite different approaches to filmmaking, both directors emphasized the universal relatability of emotional truths.
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