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Takashi Koizumi's The Gate of Youth Series: A R...
Any discussion of director Takashi Koizumi's career must address The Gate of Youth series, based on Hiroyuki Itsuki's novels of the same name.
Takashi Koizumi's The Gate of Youth Series: A R...
Any discussion of director Takashi Koizumi's career must address The Gate of Youth series, based on Hiroyuki Itsuki's novels of the same name.
Takashi Koizumi's Life in Film: From Assistant ...
Born and raised in Tokyo, Takashi Koizumi spent his childhood in the wartime era of 1944, when memories of war were vivid.
Takashi Koizumi's Life in Film: From Assistant ...
Born and raised in Tokyo, Takashi Koizumi spent his childhood in the wartime era of 1944, when memories of war were vivid.
Reality Through Ordinary People’s Eyes: Kazuyuk...
One of the most distinctive forms of expression in Kazuyuki Izutsu’s films is his light, witty dialogue using Kansai dialect, particularly the Osaka variety. By vividly recreating the language of...
Reality Through Ordinary People’s Eyes: Kazuyuk...
One of the most distinctive forms of expression in Kazuyuki Izutsu’s films is his light, witty dialogue using Kansai dialect, particularly the Osaka variety. By vividly recreating the language of...
A Kingdom of Boys: The Formative Landscape of K...
Produced in 1981 as Kazuyuki Izutsu’s feature debut, Empire of Kids is a strongly autobiographical film based on the director’s own childhood experiences. Set in Osaka’s Ikuno district in the...
A Kingdom of Boys: The Formative Landscape of K...
Produced in 1981 as Kazuyuki Izutsu’s feature debut, Empire of Kids is a strongly autobiographical film based on the director’s own childhood experiences. Set in Osaka’s Ikuno district in the...
Learning from Kazuyuki Izutsu's Pacchigi!: Brin...
Released in 2004, Kazuyuki Izutsu's Pacchigi! is a coming-of-age drama set in Kyoto in 1968, depicting conflict and interaction between Korean residents of Japan and Japanese high school students. Pacchigi...
Learning from Kazuyuki Izutsu's Pacchigi!: Brin...
Released in 2004, Kazuyuki Izutsu's Pacchigi! is a coming-of-age drama set in Kyoto in 1968, depicting conflict and interaction between Korean residents of Japan and Japanese high school students. Pacchigi...
A Magician of Images: Director Kazuyuki Izutsu'...
Born in Ikuno Ward, Osaka, in 1952, Kazuyuki Izutsu grew up in the lively atmosphere of a postwar working-class neighborhood. A frequent cinema visitor from childhood who often encountered films...
A Magician of Images: Director Kazuyuki Izutsu'...
Born in Ikuno Ward, Osaka, in 1952, Kazuyuki Izutsu grew up in the lively atmosphere of a postwar working-class neighborhood. A frequent cinema visitor from childhood who often encountered films...