With the 93rd Academy Awards set for April 25, speculation over which film will win the Oscar for best picture has been a pleasant diversion during an otherwise grim year that saw movie theaters close or reduce their operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But thanks to streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu and even YouTube, watching old classics has become much easier, with media and social networks offering a variety of recommendations during the pandemic over the past year.
In that spirit, here’s a short, if not exactly Oscar-worthy, list of movies with a Kansai region twist.