Maborosi (1995)
In Hirokazu Kore-edas haunting debut, a young widow struggles to understand her husbands mysterious suicide while trying to rebuild her life in a quiet coastal village. Shot with poetic restraint and natural light, the film meditates on grief, memory and the quiet persistence of life after loss. It established Kore-eda as a major voice in Japanese art cinema.

After Life (1998)
Set in a limbo-like waystation between life and death, newly deceased souls are asked to choose one memory to relive for eternity. Counsellors help them recreate these memories on film, prompting reflections on love, regret and the meaning of existence. Blending documentary-style realism with gentle fantasy, Hirokazu Kore-eda crafts a moving meditation on memory and what makes life worth living.

Nobody Knows (2004)
Inspired by true events, Nobody Knows follows four young siblings who are abandoned by their mother in a Tokyo apartment and left to survive on their own in secret. With quiet realism and emotional restraint, Kore-eda portrays childhood resilience, neglect and the slow unraveling of innocence. It won Yūya Yagira the Best Actor award at Cannes the youngest recipient in history.

Still Walking (2008)
Over the course of one summer day, a family gathers to commemorate the death of their eldest son, revealing unspoken tensions, guilt and longing beneath everyday rituals. Still Walking is a deeply human portrait of parents and adult children struggling with time, grief and unexpressed love. Subtle, tender and beautifully observed, its one of Kore-edas most acclaimed works.

This Blu-ray collection combines four career-defining titles by Palme dOr winning director Hirokazu Koreeda one of Japanese cinemas most celebrated auteurs. The set features his austerely beautiful debut Maborosi and lyrical fantasy After Life, alongside Nobody Knows and&nb