HAPIVERI Magazine
Learning from Kinuyo Tanaka's The Moon Has Rise...
Kinuyo Tanaka (1909–1977) entered Japanese film history as its first female director. After appearing in numerous classics as an actress, she made her directing debut with Love Letter in 1953....
Learning from Kinuyo Tanaka's The Moon Has Rise...
Kinuyo Tanaka (1909–1977) entered Japanese film history as its first female director. After appearing in numerous classics as an actress, she made her directing debut with Love Letter in 1953....
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.
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...
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...
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....