HAPIVERI Magazine
Azuma Morisaki's Film Philosophy: The Essence o...
The concept of 'angry drama' is indispensable to discussing Azuma Morisaki's films. Although major works such as Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku and Kigeki: Onna wa Dokyo have the word comedy...
Azuma Morisaki's Film Philosophy: The Essence o...
The concept of 'angry drama' is indispensable to discussing Azuma Morisaki's films. Although major works such as Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku and Kigeki: Onna wa Dokyo have the word comedy...
Azuma Morisaki’s Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku...
Azuma Morisaki stood out in Japanese cinema in the 1960s. One of his major works, Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku (1960), appears at first to be simple slapstick but contains incisive...
Azuma Morisaki’s Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku...
Azuma Morisaki stood out in Japanese cinema in the 1960s. One of his major works, Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku (1960), appears at first to be simple slapstick but contains incisive...
Kazuo Kuroki: The Pain and Tenderness of Youth—...
Many people may associate Kazuo Kuroki with war films. The War Requiem Trilogy he made late in his career is certainly memorable, but before that, he was also a master...
Kazuo Kuroki: The Pain and Tenderness of Youth—...
Many people may associate Kazuo Kuroki with war films. The War Requiem Trilogy he made late in his career is certainly memorable, but before that, he was also a master...
Kazuo Kuroki's War Requiem: Applying Memory to ...
In the few years from the early 2000s until his death, director Kazuo Kuroki released three works on the theme of war.
Kazuo Kuroki's War Requiem: Applying Memory to ...
In the few years from the early 2000s until his death, director Kazuo Kuroki released three works on the theme of war.
Lessons from Kazuo Kuroki's A Boy's Summer in 1...
There are no gunshots or explosions in this film. The characters quietly live their daily lives, and a boy simply faces the emotions of adolescence. Yet war is certainly present...
Lessons from Kazuo Kuroki's A Boy's Summer in 1...
There are no gunshots or explosions in this film. The characters quietly live their daily lives, and a boy simply faces the emotions of adolescence. Yet war is certainly present...
Visual Poetry That Stirs the Senses: Go Shibata...
The most distinctive element of Go Shibata’s direction is his original use of light. In conventional films and dramas, lighting merely supports the story; in Shibata’s work, light itself becomes...
Visual Poetry That Stirs the Senses: Go Shibata...
The most distinctive element of Go Shibata’s direction is his original use of light. In conventional films and dramas, lighting merely supports the story; in Shibata’s work, light itself becomes...