Abstract
Using Richard Neupert’s The End as a framework, this chapter revisits the endings of Kore-eda’s feature films (and his first documentary). These understated, but significant, endings often “sneak up” on the viewer but leave a resonance that continues to haunt the mind.
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Ehrlich, L.C. (2019). Endings. In: The Films of Kore-eda Hirokazu. East Asian Popular Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33051-4_16
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