HAPIVERI Magazine
Learning Visual Direction from Takashi Koizumi'...
Released in 1992, Izakaya Choji is one of director Takashi Koizumi's representative works, beloved by many film fans for reuniting him with Ken Takakura.
Learning Visual Direction from Takashi Koizumi'...
Released in 1992, Izakaya Choji is one of director Takashi Koizumi's representative works, beloved by many film fans for reuniting him with Ken Takakura.
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...
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...
Kinuyo Tanaka’s Directorial Debut Love Letter: ...
A historic event occurred in Japanese cinema in November 1953: the release of Love Letter, directed by Kinuyo Tanaka. It was the first dramatic feature in Japanese film history directed...
Kinuyo Tanaka’s Directorial Debut Love Letter: ...
A historic event occurred in Japanese cinema in November 1953: the release of Love Letter, directed by Kinuyo Tanaka. It was the first dramatic feature in Japanese film history directed...
Takahisa Zeze's From Siberia with Love: Applyin...
Directed by Takahisa Zeze, From Siberia with Love is based on the true story of Japanese prisoners of war detained in Siberian labor camps, or lagers, after World War II....
Takahisa Zeze's From Siberia with Love: Applyin...
Directed by Takahisa Zeze, From Siberia with Love is based on the true story of Japanese prisoners of war detained in Siberian labor camps, or lagers, after World War II....