Kore-eda Says Festival Audiences Now Call Japanese Films "Really Interesting"

Director Kore-eda Hirokazu says international film festival audiences now describe Japanese films as "really interesting", a shift he says would have been hard to imagine a decade ago. He spoke on October 27, 2026, at the opening of a Kering Women In Motion talk in Tokyo, Variety reported. He credited Hamaguchi Ryusuke and Fukada Koji.