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New Forms of Historical Cinema: Human Drama in ...
Historical works in Japanese cinema have taken many forms, including period dramas and biographical films. Director Keishi Otomo, however, depicts history and human drama through new perspectives and visual expression,...
New Forms of Historical Cinema: Human Drama in ...
Historical works in Japanese cinema have taken many forms, including period dramas and biographical films. Director Keishi Otomo, however, depicts history and human drama through new perspectives and visual expression,...
Hideaki Anno and Evangelion's Impact: Bringing ...
Neon Genesis Evangelion, which began airing on the TV Tokyo network in October 1995, opened a new chapter in Japanese animation history. At first glance a conventional giant-robot anime, it...
Hideaki Anno and Evangelion's Impact: Bringing ...
Neon Genesis Evangelion, which began airing on the TV Tokyo network in October 1995, opened a new chapter in Japanese animation history. At first glance a conventional giant-robot anime, it...
Tatsumi Kumashiro’s Direction of Silence: Apply...
One of the most distinctive techniques in Tatsumi Kumashiro’s films is effective use of silence. Particularly evident in The Master of the Gensenkan (1968) and Atonement (1976), it successfully expresses...
Tatsumi Kumashiro’s Direction of Silence: Apply...
One of the most distinctive techniques in Tatsumi Kumashiro’s films is effective use of silence. Particularly evident in The Master of the Gensenkan (1968) and Atonement (1976), it successfully expresses...
Letters in Tatsumi Kumashiro's Love Letter: Con...
In Tatsumi Kumashiro's Love Letter, letters are portrayed as having symbolic meaning beyond simple communication. The letters exchanged in the film directly convey the characters' emotions and thoughts while also...
Letters in Tatsumi Kumashiro's Love Letter: Con...
In Tatsumi Kumashiro's Love Letter, letters are portrayed as having symbolic meaning beyond simple communication. The letters exchanged in the film directly convey the characters' emotions and thoughts while also...
The Symbolism of Tatsumi Kumashiro's Upbringing...
In Youth of Pretense (Kyoshoku no Seishun), Tatsumi Kumashiro's upbringing is portrayed as a past with a complex, labyrinthine structure. The author deliberately scatters depictions of fragmented memories throughout the...
The Symbolism of Tatsumi Kumashiro's Upbringing...
In Youth of Pretense (Kyoshoku no Seishun), Tatsumi Kumashiro's upbringing is portrayed as a past with a complex, labyrinthine structure. The author deliberately scatters depictions of fragmented memories throughout the...
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...