HAPIVERI Magazine
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...
Lessons from Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Man Who St...
Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Man Who Stole the Sun shocked Japanese cinema in 1979. Its startling premise, in which nuclear power plant engineer Junichi Yaginuma steals uranium-235 and builds a homemade...
Lessons from Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Man Who St...
Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Man Who Stole the Sun shocked Japanese cinema in 1979. Its startling premise, in which nuclear power plant engineer Junichi Yaginuma steals uranium-235 and builds a homemade...
Masahiro Shinoda and the Shochiku New Wave: Its...
In the 1960s, a new movement called the Shochiku New Wave emerged in Japanese cinema. Directors such as Masahiro Shinoda, Nagisa Oshima, and Yoshishige Yoshida stood at its center. Challenging...
Masahiro Shinoda and the Shochiku New Wave: Its...
In the 1960s, a new movement called the Shochiku New Wave emerged in Japanese cinema. Directors such as Masahiro Shinoda, Nagisa Oshima, and Yoshishige Yoshida stood at its center. Challenging...
An Innovator in Visual Beauty: Masahiro Shinoda...
Masahiro Shinoda is one of the Japanese directors who sought to innovate in visual expression. A distinctive aesthetic runs through his work, continually exploring the possibilities of images themselves beyond...
An Innovator in Visual Beauty: Masahiro Shinoda...
Masahiro Shinoda is one of the Japanese directors who sought to innovate in visual expression. A distinctive aesthetic runs through his work, continually exploring the possibilities of images themselves beyond...