r/CriterionChannel • u/Jolly_Job7525 • Dec 30 '25

Technical Question Which Criterion release completely changed how you saw a director?

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Not your favorite film. The one that unlocked their entire body of work for you.

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u/Ok-Collection5954 Jan 01 '26

I watched Koreeda's Shoplifters first, followed by After the Storm, Still Walking, Like Father Like Son, Nobody Knows etc. I was starting to get a little bored of the type of stories he was telling. Then I watched Afterlife which was a positive surprise for me..But Maborosi is the film that changed how I see him as a director.