Moboroshi No Hikari is about a woman coping with her husband's sudden suicide. His second film, After Life, (1998) is a fantasy set in heaven, about a group of the deceased recounting their favorite memories in life. The third film, Distance (2001) is about the survivors of a terrorist attack in a Tokyo subway. Nobody Knows, is about four children abandoned in a Tokyo apartment, living in isolation for six months, until the youngest girl dies because of an accident.
Koreeda spent 12 months living with four child actors and only explained the lines to them each morning, then let them improvise. The result is fresh performances and a moving story.
"What I wanted to present was not only the pitiful sight of the children as the surface of the tragedy. But to present a story looking from the inside, that there is a richness in their daily life, being strong and maintaining hope," Koreeda said.
Koreeda's next feature film will be a big-budget period drama, talking about a swordsman's revenge and will star actress Rie Miazawa.
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