HAPIVERI Magazine
Shue Matsubayashi’s Directing Philosophy: Apply...
Realism is a major foundation of Shue Matsubayashi’s cinema. In his war films particularly, he does more than recreate history, carefully portraying the psychology and conflicts of people who lived...
Shue Matsubayashi’s Directing Philosophy: Apply...
Realism is a major foundation of Shue Matsubayashi’s cinema. In his war films particularly, he does more than recreate history, carefully portraying the psychology and conflicts of people who lived...
Shue Matsubayashi's Notable Films: Toho Comedy ...
As a mainstay of postwar entertainment filmmaking in Japan, Toho produced many classic films. A series of comedies known as Toho comedy proved especially popular.
Shue Matsubayashi's Notable Films: Toho Comedy ...
As a mainstay of postwar entertainment filmmaking in Japan, Toho produced many classic films. A series of comedies known as Toho comedy proved especially popular.
It's Tough Being a Man and Japanese Identity: W...
It's Tough Being a Man is the longest film series in Japanese cinema history, with forty-eight installments produced over twenty-six years from its first release in 1969 through 1995. Its...
It's Tough Being a Man and Japanese Identity: W...
It's Tough Being a Man is the longest film series in Japanese cinema history, with forty-eight installments produced over twenty-six years from its first release in 1969 through 1995. Its...
Learning from Nobuhiro Yamashita's Over the Fen...
Released in 2016, Over the Fence is a human drama directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and based on Yasushi Sato's novel of the same name. It attracted attention as another adaptation...
Learning from Nobuhiro Yamashita's Over the Fen...
Released in 2016, Over the Fence is a human drama directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and based on Yasushi Sato's novel of the same name. It attracted attention as another adaptation...
Women in Sion Sono's Films: Applying Perspectiv...
Sion Sono's films feature many women with strong personalities. Rather than simply heroines or romantic interests, they are portrayed as people trying to establish themselves while suffering social oppression or...
Women in Sion Sono's Films: Applying Perspectiv...
Sion Sono's films feature many women with strong personalities. Rather than simply heroines or romantic interests, they are portrayed as people trying to establish themselves while suffering social oppression or...
Sion Sono's Challenge: Distortions of Religion ...
Released in 2008, Love Exposure was highly acclaimed in Japan and abroad as one of Sion Sono's signature films. Despite its four-hour length, its overwhelming pace and shocking developments left...
Sion Sono's Challenge: Distortions of Religion ...
Released in 2008, Love Exposure was highly acclaimed in Japan and abroad as one of Sion Sono's signature films. Despite its four-hour length, its overwhelming pace and shocking developments left...