Direction: Kogonada
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Kogonada. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 26
Pachinko (TV Series)
2022 · Series · 55 min. · United States
Direction Soo Hugh · Justin Chon · Kogonada
Cast Youn Yuh-jung · Lee Min-ho · Kim Min-ha · Jin Ha
Synopsis TV Series (2022-). 1 Season. 8 episodes. Based on the New York Times bestseller, this sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to...
7.5
814 votes
7.5
814 votes
Columbus
2017 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction Kogonada
Cast John Cho · Haley Lu Richardson · Parker Posey · Michelle Forbes
Synopsis A Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own...
6.9
2K votes
6.9
2K votes
Nothing at Stake (S)
2020 · Documentary · 9 min. · United States
Direction Kogonada
Synopsis In this video essay, Kogonada, the director of COLUMBUS (2017), examines how Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA imbues memories of everyday life in early-1970s Mexico City with the grand sweep of history.
6.6
50 votes
6.6
50 votes
6.5
82 votes
After Yang
2021 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Kogonada
Cast Colin Farrell · Jodie Turner-Smith · Haley Lu Richardson · Brett Dier
Synopsis The film follows a father and daughter as they try to save the life of their robotic family member.
6.3
315 votes
6.3
315 votes
Linklater // On Cinema & Time (S)
2013 · Documentary · 8 min. · United States
Direction Kogonada
Synopsis If cinema is the art of time, Linklater is one of its most thoughtful and engaged directors. Unlike other filmmakers identified as auteurs, Linklater’s distinction is not found on the surface of his films, in a visual style or signature...
6.2
39 votes
6.2
39 votes
6.2
115 votes
The World According to Koreeda Hirokazu (S)
2013 · Documentary · 9 min. · United States
Direction Kogonada
6.1
36 votes
6.1
36 votes
Ozu: Passageways (S)
2012 · Documentary · 1 min. · United States
Direction Kogonada
Synopsis The films of Ozu are filled with people walking through alleys and hallways: the in-between spaces of modern life. This is where Ozu resides. In the transitory. It’s what he values as a filmmaker. Alleys are not an opportunity for...
6.1
94 votes
6.1
94 votes
6.0
72 votes
Wes Anderson: Centered (S)
2014 · Documentary · 2 min. · United States
Direction Kogonada
6.0
138 votes
6.0
138 votes
Godard in Fragments (S)
2016 · Documentary · 7 min. · United States
Direction Kogonada
Synopsis The filmmaking career of Godard is a cinematic record of increasing fragmentation as part philosophy, part resistance, part aesthetic, part madness, part genius – a way of making sense and nonsense of our so-called reality. Created for the Criterion Collection.
6.0
35 votes
6.0
35 votes
Kubrick: One-Point Perspective (S)
2012 · Documentary · 2 min. · United States
Direction Kogonada
5.9
138 votes
5.9
138 votes
5.8
46 votes
Criterion Designs (S)
2014 · Documentary · 2 min. · United States
Direction Kogonada
Synopsis Made in conjunction with the release of Criterion Designs, a 300-page book, which features highlights from cover art commissioned by the Criterion Collection, including never-before-seen sketches and concept art.
5.7
31 votes
5.7
31 votes
Eyes of Hitchcock (S)
2014 · Documentary · 2 min. · United States
Direction Kogonada
Synopsis When characters stare at the camera in the films of Alfred Hitchcock, the look is almost always associated with the threat of death (through the eyes of a victim, a murderer, a witness). This momentary suspension between death and life...
5.6
105 votes
5.6
105 votes
5.5
83 votes
5.5
65 votes
5.4
95 votes
Malick: Fire & Water (S)
2013 · Documentary · 1 min. · United States
Direction Kogonada
Synopsis Of all the recurring signatures of Malick, his use of fire and water might be the most telling, in part because there’s a significant shift between early Malick (Badlands & Days of Heaven) and later Malick (The Thin Red Line,...
5.3
86 votes
5.3
86 votes